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“Major structural damage” raises questions about Surfside condo’s stability before collapse a 2018 field survey report flagged issues with waterproofing under pool Gerald Herbert/AP Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. The seaside condominium tower collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) and last updated 2021-06-26 16:45:54-04 MIAMI, Fla- — The search for why? By day two in the search for survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, the air was filled with thick smoke and so many qu...

The people inside Champlain Towers South reflected Miami's mix of South American immigrants and tourists, Orthodox Jews and sun-chasing retirees.

Earlier warnings about structural problems at condo that collapsed in Surfside raise questions and expose failures in a system that’s meant to keep South Florida’s older towers safe.

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More Coverage “You just want to jump on the rubble,” a relative of Maggie Vasquez-Bello, one of the missing, said as she sat on the golden sand below the collapsed tower, clutching a rosary. The relative asked not to be identified. While the cause of the collapse has yet to be determined, Surfside officials released a 2018 report late Friday night in which an engineer flagged that the building had a “major error” where lack of drainage on the pool deck had caused “major structural damage” to a concrete slab below that deck. According to engineering and architectural experts, multi...