Death toll rises to 86 as recovery teams battle inclement weather at Surfside collapse site
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Aya Elamroussi and Ray Sanchez, CNN
Published Jul 11, 2021 8:32:35 AM
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(CNN) The death toll from the Surfside, Florida, condo tower collapse rose to 86 on Saturday as recovery efforts were briefly halted after a lighting strike, officials said.
Search teams have been recovering victims more quickly now that a portion of the tower that remained standing was demolished and is no longer a threat to collapse, according to Florida Fire Marshall and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis.
On Monday, a day after the demolition of the standing portion of Champlain Towers South, the death toll stood at 28. The building partially collapsed on June 24.
Surfside death toll rises to 86 as recovery efforts resume
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Condo collapse: Death toll rises to 86, rescue teams work more quickly at Surfside site
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