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Death toll rises to 36 in Surfside condo collapse as rescue effort faces challenges from strengthening Tropical Storm Elsa John Bacon and Rick Neale, USA TODAY Surfside rescue efforts resume as death toll rises and Tropical Storm Elsa looms Replay Video UP NEXT SURFSIDE, Fla. – Bands of rain from an approaching tropical system and a forecast that includes possible tornadoes added to the hurdles faced by rescue workers seeking signs of life Tuesday among the ruins of the Miami-area condominium collapse. Four more victims have been found in the rubble, Miami-Dade County Mayo...

Seven Jacksonville firefighters who volunteered to help search a collapsed South Florida condominium have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to Fire and Rescue Department officials. They have returned home, as have the rest of the 80-person team sent a week ago to help in the massive search effort for the victims of the fallen Champlain Towers South in Surfside. "We recognized it early, tested everybody and we separated anybody who is positive and sent them home early," Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said. No one knows how the unidentified firefighters, who joined about 350 from across the�...

What we know about the victims of the Surfside building collapse Surfside official death toll rises to 36 ahead of storm UP NEXT From elderly couples to young children, more information is emerging about the victims of a partial building collapse in Surfside, Florida. At least 36 people have been confirmed dead and 109 others remain unaccounted for since the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story oceanfront condominium, partially collapsed before dawn on June 24. A massive search and rescue mission is still underway, as officials hold out hope that more survivors will be found in the wreckage...

By Bill Galluccio Photo: Getty Images Officials announced the workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of the collapsed Champlain Towers South in Surfside, bringing the death toll to 32. Authorities said that 113 remain unaccounted for but added that only 70 people were confirmed to have been in the building when it collapsed on June 24. Two people remain hospitalized, but officials did not provide any information about their condition, citing privacy reasons. Over the weekend, a team of engineers demolished the standing structure using controlled explosives to give workers access to ot...

Death toll in Surfside condo building collapse in Florida rises to 36 ANI | Updated: Jul 07, 2021 05:16 IST Florida [US], July 7 (ANI): The number of confirmed deaths due to the collapse of an oceanfront condo building in Surfside, Florida has now increased to 36, informed Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Tuesday (local time). Speaking at the news conference, Cava said, "The death toll increased to 36 after eight victims were found on Tuesday (local time); 109 people remain unaccounted for at Champlain Towers South," the Washington Post rep...