search and rescue workers at the site of the surfside condo collapse fighting through heavy rain, still combing through the wreckage, but elsa is holding them back. the wind is hampering the large cranes, moving very heavy debris. reporter: and with some locations bracing for up to five feet of storm surge. and a night time landfall, possibly as a category one hurricane. tonight, officials warning families if they need help, they might not get it. not only do you have water, but you ve got darkness on top of it. so it does make it a lot harder and a lot more challenging for us. reporter: the storm killed at least three in the caribbean over the weekend and forced a 180,000 people in cuba to evacuate to higher ground. pmany in the tampa area are taking it seriously. this long line of cars families waiting for sandbags. and david, all of south florida is at risk for tornadoes, and that includes us here in key west. david? we can see and hear that wind. trevor, thank you. th
have on search efforts in surfside, florida? crews have been working around the clock as you know at the disaster site. they ve retrieved four more bodies from the rubble, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 32. 113 people are still unaccounted for. miami-dade county s mayor says crews are persevering through very difficult conditions. search and rescue continued throughout the night, and these teams continue through extremely adverse and challenging conditions. through the rain and through the wind they have continued searching. now, for the families and the survivors, all of this is agonizing. one man who lived on the fourth floor lost everything he owns there. he tells cnn that one item he wishes he could retrieve from the rubble there is a photo of his mother that he used to look at every day. cnn s leyla santiago is in surfside with the latest. the description of the loss there we know life is the
we know that we can bring some closure, some answers to some of the questions that family members have. neighboring cities last night in miami-dade and broward countys honored and paid tribute to the surfside disaster. all residents urged to shine a light for the victims by candle or flashlight which many people did. this fourth of july weekend, the city of miami beach cancelled their popular fire on the fourth independence day celebration also out of remembrance of the fallen victims here in surfside. trace? trace: thanks, phil. tropical storm elsa is now tracking further west and away from the search efforts in surfside. the tropical storm s course could still change. ron desantis declared an