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Surfside building collapse: Survivors and victims families are conflicted about the site s future

Surfside building collapse: Survivors and victims families are conflicted about the site s future CNN 13 hrs ago By Faith Karimi, CNN © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JULY 09: Rescue workers use excavators to dig through the rubble of the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 09, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. With the death toll currently at 64 and 76 people still missing, search and rescue personnel continue their efforts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Firefighters used a cherry picker to pluck Steve Rosenthal from his Unit 705 balcony after the Champlain Towers South partially crumbled last month. The advertising executive escaped from his Surfside, Florida, condo building with just a few items in a paper bag including a T-shirt, pants and his wallet.

Surfside condo recovery mission ends 29 days after collapse

Surfside condo recovery mission ends 29 days after collapse Celine Castronuovo © Getty Images Rescue workers continue working on a pile of debris after the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo was taken down with a controlled demolition Firefighters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on Friday officially ended their recovery mission 29 days after the Champlain Towers South building collapsed in Surfside, killing at least 97 people. The county said in a Friday press release that throughout the nearly monthlong search, which on July 7 transitioned from a rescue to recovery mission, 96 victims had been recovered from the site of the collapse, and one individual passed away in the hospital.

Search for bodies at collapsed Florida tower ends

news Search for bodies at collapsed Florida tower ends © Getty Images Rescue teams worked 12-hour shifts to clear the rubble Firefighters say their search for bodies in the rubble of the collapsed Florida tower block has finally ended. At least 97 people were killed when the 12-storey Champlain Towers South fell in the early hours of 24 June. After a month of combing through the debris, rescuers say one victim remains unaccounted for. Nobody has been pulled alive from the rubble since the first hours after the disaster. Officials switched from a search-and-rescue mission to a recovery effort on 7 July. Battling tropical storms and the risk of unstable debris, rescuers worked through more than 13,000 tonnes of broken concrete.

China s already spending billions on overseas investments Does it need to fund security, too?

China s already spending billions on overseas investments. Does it need to fund security, too? CNN 17 hrs ago By Nectar Gan, CNN © Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Rescue workers and onlookers gather around a wreck after a bus plunged into a ravine following an explosion in Pakistan on July 14. The death of nine Chinese workers in a bus explosion in Pakistan has underscored the security risks attached to China s overseas projects, as anti-China sentiment simmers in countries where official ties with Beijing are strong. The bus was carrying a convoy of Chinese engineers to the construction site of the Dasu hydropower plant in northern Pakistan when the blast occurred, killing 13 people.

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