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By Katanga Johnson and Francisco Alvarado
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -The death toll from last week’s condominium collapse in Florida rose on Friday to 20 after search-and-rescue crews found two more bodies, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter.
The grim, painstaking search for victims in the rubble, which was suspended for most of Thursday over safety concerns, proceeded on Friday with greater caution and a watchful eye on a hurricane that could strike Florida within days.
There were 128 people still missing and feared buried beneath tons of pulverized concrete, twisted metal and splintered lumber as the search stretched into its ninth day.
By Katanga Johnson and Francisco Alvarado
SURFSIDE, Florida (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 22 after a Florida condominium tower collapsed on Friday after the remains of four other victims were found among the rubble, and local officials ordered the evacuation of a second set of residences. .
Crestview Towers told all residents of the second building to leave after engineers found serious concrete and electrical problems, said Arthur Sorey, city director for North Miami Beach.
The move was deemed urgent due to the approach of Hurricane Isla and is expected to arrive in Florida from Monday. The owners of the building had not yet begun construction and began the process of a new mandatory safety certification to be completed in 40 years, he said.
Death toll rises to 22 in Florida condo collapse; another Florida condo building deemed unsafe, evacuation ordered Christine Fernando, Rick Neale, Grace Hauck and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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SURFSIDE, Fla. Crews looking for survivors in the rubble of a condo that collapsed outside Miami last week found more bodies on Friday, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 22 as 126 people remain missing.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she has signed off on the demolition of the part of the building that remains standing because it poses a threat to public health and safety, although no date has yet been set for the demolition. The top priority remains search and rescue, she said.
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