SURFSIDE, Fla.—The search for survivors and remains of the dead were suspended Saturday at the partially collapsed Miami-area condo as officials prepare to demolish the remaining structure ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa. The demolition of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo complex in Surfside could happen as soon as Sunday, officials said. “We don’t have…
Search and Rescue at Collapsed Surfside Condo Suspended Ahead of Demolition, Tropical Storm
Death Toll Rises to 18 Nearly a Week After Florida Condo Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla.–Six more bodies have been found in the shattered ruins of a Miami-area condominium tower over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 18 nearly a week after the building collapsed. Nobody has been pulled alive from the mounds of pulverized concrete, splintered lumber and twisted metal…
147 People Remain Missing Nearly a Week After Florida Condo Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla.–Six more bodies have been found in the shattered ruins of a Miami-area condominium tower over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 18 nearly a week after the building collapsed. Nobody has been pulled alive from the mounds of pulverized concrete, splintered lumber and twisted metal…
Fears Aside, No Mass Exodus From Collapsed Building’s Twin
SURFSIDE, Fla.—About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design. It has faced the same tides and salty air. This has made some residents of Champlain Towers North worried enough to leave, though…
Biden To Visit Florida Building Collapse on Thursday
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, according to the White House. Biden has offered federal help and extended his concerns to the community as people “grieve their lost loved ones and wait anxiously…
Despite Warning, Town Deemed Condo Building in ‘Good Shape’
Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed, according to minutes of that meeting released Monday. The Surfside official, Rosendo “Ross” Prieto was quoted as making those comments at a meeting of the…
Four Canadians From Three Families Unaccounted for After Florida Condo Collapse
At least four Canadians from three different families are unaccounted for after the deadly collapse of a Miami−area condo building, the federal government said Sunday as the official death toll in the incident rose to nine. Global Affairs Canada had said earlier on Sunday that four Canadians affected by the tragedy were from two families,…
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