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US President Joe Biden has pledged federal assistance and offered comfort to the families of those killed and missing in last week's Florida condominium collapse, after the search-and-rescue operation was temporarily suspended due to concerns about the stability of the remaining structure.
Mr Biden traveled to Florida on Thursday a week after the 12-story Champlain Towers South partially caved in as residents slept.
The confirmed death toll remained at 18, after the discovery of six more bodies in the ruins of the condo, including two children, aged 4 and 10. Another 145 people are missing and feared trapped in the rubble, with hopes of finding any survivors dimming with each passing day.