Florida condo collapse: 911 recordings show panic, disbelief
By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro and Lynne Sladsky
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Police release 911 calls following Florida condo collapse
The Surfside condo collapse death toll has risen to 97, officials confirmed Wednesday. Officials said 90 victims have been identified and 88 next of kin notified. As of Wednesday evening, 240 people are accounted for and eight are potentially unaccounted for. All eight of those people have open missing persons reports with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium building collapsed in the middle of the night show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster.
The building next to us is gone! Residents panicked 911 calls reveal they initially feared it was an explosion or earthquake as Miami condo collapsed: Death toll rises to 97 and eight remain unaccounted for
Nearly two dozen grim 911 calls from the night of condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida have been released
Police and fire rescue dispatchers across Miami received heavy 911 call volume with desperate pleas to respond to 8777 Collins Ave.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said on Wednesday that they identified another victim, marking at least 96 people who have died
Authorities said 11 people remain missing weeks after the building collapse
At least 97 were killed in the collapse and a handful are still missing. Author: CURT ANDERSON (FREIDA FRISARO and LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press) Published: 7:31 PM EDT July 14, 2021 Updated: 7:31 PM EDT July 14, 2021
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium building collapsed in the middle of the night show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster. Oh my God! The whole building collapsed!” one caller said to a dispatcher at the Miami-Dade Police Department, which released the recordings Wednesday from the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South. The names of the callers were not released.
Grabaciones del 911 muestran pánico e incredulidad cuando cayó un condominio en Florida
Grabaciones del 911 muestran pánico e incredulidad cuando cayó un condominio en Florida
Las grabaciones de llamadas al 911 después de que un edificio de condominios frente al mar en Florida se derrumbó en medio de la noche muestran incredulidad, pánico y confusión mientras la gente trataba de comprender el desastre.
Por: Agencia AP
COMPARTIR ¡Ay Dios mío! ¡Todo el edificio se derrumbó! dijo una persona que llamó a un despachador del Departamento de
Policía de Miami-Dade, que publicó las grabaciones el miércoles del
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911 recordings show panic, disbelief when Florida condo fell
A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)