Teams complete search for survivors in collapsed building in Florida – 07/07/2021 – World
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Almost two weeks since the search began in the partially collapsed building of a city in Florida, rescue teams have decided to end the search for survivors, in an announcement made on Wednesday (7).
“Only on the basis of the facts, there is no chance of survival,” Miami-Dade Deputy Fire Chief Ray Jadallah told family members of the missing in a private meeting.
Another 18 bodies were removed from the rubble of the building in Surfside, north of Miami Beach on Wednesday, bringing the total number of victims to 54, while 86 remain missing.
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Miami building collapse: Remaining wing of building demolished
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The remaining structure of a partially collapsed apartment block in Miami, the Champlain Towers South, was demolished amid fears of the approaching Tropical Storm Elsa.
The operation was carried out whilst trying to preserve the site of the collapse. No bodies were in the demolished wing.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Cava Levine said that search operations would resume immediately after the site is deemed secure.
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media captionThe remaining part of the building, which contained no bodies, was brought down using explosives
The remaining section of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami has been demolished over safety fears as a tropical storm approaches Florida.
On Sunday night, explosive charges were used to bring down the last standing part of Champlain Towers South, which had been evacuated.
On 24 June, part of the block suddenly collapsed. Twenty-four people are known to have died and 121 are still missing.
Crews resumed the search for victims within a few hours of the demolition.
They are now hoping to be able to get into the apartment block s underground garage, which they could not access safely before, and get a clearer picture of any voids that may exist in the rubble.
Search efforts for possible survivors in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami have been suspended ahead of the controlled demolition of the rest of the building.
Search efforts have now been suspended at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South building ahead of its demolition.
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Teams are preparing to bring down the remaining structure using explosives.
The demolition of Champlain Towers South was brought forward over safety fears due to an approaching storm.
Part of the 12-storey block collapsed on 24 June. Twenty-four people are known to have died and 121 are missing.
No survivors have been pulled from the rubble at the site in the Miami suburb of Surfside since the first few hours after the structure s collapse.