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Gerald Herbert/AP toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Fla., on June 26. Gerald Herbert/AP Fourteen days after the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., officials have called off the search for survivors , effective at midnight local time. "Our top priority since Day 1 has been to do everything possible, everything humanly possible, and to explore every single portion of the collapsed grid in search of survivors," Miami-Dade ...

Florida condo collapse: Authorities say 'no chance of life,' death toll 54 By Kelly Hayes and Austin Williams Published  SURFSIDE, Fla. - Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was "no chance of life" in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains. The announcement followed increasingly somber reports from emergency officials, who said they sought to prepare families for the worst. "At this point, we have truly exhausted every option available to us in the search-...

"At this point we have truly exhausted every option available to us in the search and rescue mission," Levine Cava said. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Ray Jadallah told families at a private briefing Wednesday afternoon that the emergency crews would remove the rescue dogs and sound devices, but otherwise would continue to search through the rubble for the bodies of their relatives. “Our sole responsibility at this point is to bring closure,” he said, as relatives sobbed in the background. Unlike some collapses that create W-shaped spaces where people can survive, a “pancake collapse"...

‘I want to truly say thank you’: Surfside community reflects as rescue mission ends Martin Vassolo and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald © JOSE A. IGLESIAS/POOL/AFP/AFP/TNS Miami-Dade County officials, members of Miami-Dade Search and Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, as well as police officers gather for a moment of prayer and silence in front of the rubble of the collapsed tower in Surfside, Florida, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. SURFSIDE, Fla. — The mood in Surfside was somber Wednesday night, shortly after officials broke the news to family members and loved ones tha...

Officials Say They Are Ending The Search For Survivors In The Surfside Condo Collapse Updated July 7, 2021 at 6:34 PM ET Fourteen days after the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., officials have called off the search for survivors. "Our top priority since Day 1 has been to do everything possible, everything humanly possible, and to explore every single portion of the collapsed grid in search of survivors," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Wednesday evening. "At this point, we have truly exhausted every ...