Rescuers Continue Search For Condo Survivors By Ben Scheffer
on June 29 2021 9:55 AM A Surfside Strong sign hangs on a balcony as search and rescue operations continue at the site of the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building
Rescuers found another victim in the rubble from the Champlain Towers South condo collapse, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday. About 150 people are still missing.
Authorities continue their search as the death toll climbed to 11 without a single survivor recovered since hours after the building fell. Some family members have taken buses to a location near the scene of the incident hoping their visit would allow them to shout the names of their loved ones. Others walked side-by-side with their arms around each other as they anxiously awaited an answer as others prayed and hugged one another.
The death toll from the sudden collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Fla., climbed to 11 on Monday, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced at a press conference.
Rescuers are on their fifth day of clearing rubble and debris in search of survivors after the building, near Miami, collapsed unexpectedly in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The recovery of another body on Monday brings the death toll to 11, while another 150 are still missing after the collapse.
ADVERTISEMENT First responders did recover another victim, so in total the number of people accounted for now stands at 136, with 150 unaccounted for, Cava said. The number of confirmed deaths is 11, tragically 11, and once again, as I continue to stress in all of these briefings, these numbers are very fluid, and they will change.
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The death toll from the partial collapse of the 12-storey Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, on Thursday has reached 11, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said late Monday.
Rescue crews are working around the clock, sifting through the rubble for signs of life, even as hopes of finding more survivors grow dimmer by the hour.
More than 150 people remain missing after the collapse.
Nearby Miami Beach cancelled its fireworks show and festival for the July 4 holiday out of respect for the families and victims affected , the city announced.
Emergency responders from Miami Beach have been sent to help with rescue efforts in Surfside, the Miami Beach government said.
Condo Collapse: 11 Dead, 150 Unaccounted For, Search And Rescue Continues
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The number of confirmed deaths increased to 11 on Monday.Evening as search and rescue crews worked a fifth day to find survivors at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South in Surfside.She said the number of those unaccounted for is 150, the number of people accounted for is 136. The mayor stressed the numbers are fluid and will continue to change.All 11 victims have been identified. They are Stacie Dawn Fang, 54; Antoni…
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The death toll from the Florida condo collapse reaches 11 as rescuers race to find 150 people still missing