The faint and calm voice of a woman trapped in the hulking pile of concrete and twisted steel could be heard for several hours after the collapse of the Surfside,
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SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Authorities searching for victims of a deadly collapse in Florida say they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed. Among them are 71 bodies that have been positively identified, and their next of kin has been notified. Some 31 people remain missing. Crews continued to search the remaining pile of rubble, peeling layer after layer of debris in search of bodies. Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said it was uncertain when recovery operations would be completed.
Crews from the United States and Israel work in the rubble of Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
SURFSIDE, Fla. Authorities said Sunday they are making progress in the painstaking search for the victims of a deadly building collapse in Florida last month.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed in the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, up from 86 a day before.
Among them are 71 bodies that have been identified, and their families have been notified, she said. Some 31 people remain listed as missing.
Levine Cava also said the unrelenting search amid the rubble has resulted in the recovery of over 14 million pounds of concrete and debris.
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