Champlain Towers Demolished as Storm Approaches Miami © Lynne Sladky/Associated Press
SURFSIDE, Fla. Officials demolished the rest of Champlain Towers South Sunday night in an effort to clear the way for search-and-rescue work for 120 missing people.
With a rolling series of sharp pops, a low rumble and a massive plume of white dust, the remaining portion crashed down Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. local time. The demolition is intended to give search-and-rescue crews additional room to look for people who are still missing since a part of the adjoining building collapsed June 24.
Officials said they were eager to bring down the building ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa’s potential arrival in Florida in the next few days.
Champlain Towers Demolished as Storm Approaches Miami
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layla is on outfront tonight. reporter: crews are now able to go into areas they could not yesterday because that building was demolished. the death toll stands at 28. 26 of those individuals have been identified. they have had to stop the search effort twice because of lightning. that said, the mayor insists and we ve seen it here, the search is still very much active. tonight the control demolition of the rest of the champlain towers south sunday has opened the way for search and rescue teams to broaden their efforts and continue their work safely. the search and rescue team has pbeen able to search all
Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 9
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28 Jun 2021, 12:37 GMT+10
Florida [US], June 28 (ANI): The death toll in the apartment building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has gone up to nine, informed Miami-Dade County, Florida, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Sunday.
There are at least 152 people missing after the building collapse. Search and rescue teams are racing to find survivors, reported CNN. As of today, one victim passed away in the hospital, and we ve recovered eight more victims on-site, so I am confirming today that the death toll is at nine, the mayor said on Sunday. We are making every effort to identify those others who have been recovered, and additionally, contacting their family members as soon as we are able, she added.