Remaining portion of collapsed Surfside, Florida condo demolished as search for victims continues
Search and rescue operations continued in Surfside, Florida over the weekend as the total death count from the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo on June 24 rose to 27, with three additional bodies discovered late Sunday night. As of Monday, 118 people remained unaccounted for, according to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
The search for surviving victims resumed after the remaining portion of the building was demolished Sunday night. Officials moved quickly to take down the standing portion of the precarious condominium due to concerns that the rest of the structure was at risk of failing, endangering the lives of rescue crew. Demolition specialists drilled holes and began laying explosives in them Sunday afternoon as they prepared to bring down the fragile building.
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Search and rescue efforts resume the day after the managed demolition of the remaining part of the Champlain Towers South complex in Surfside, Florida.
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Three more bodies were found in the debris of a partially collapsed US condominium on Monday, bringing the total confirmed dead to 27, after the remaining parts of the Florida building were demolished overnight.
The bodies were found after suspended search-and-rescue efforts resumed following the managed demolition of the remaining part of Champlain Towers South complex in Surfside, where many remain missing, authorities said.
At about 10.30pm local time (10:30am Singapore time, Tuesday) on Sunday, explosives brought down the rest of the partially collapsed 12-storey building in Surfside that initially crumbled on June 24.
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