Surfside News: More Bodies Found in Imposing Wreckage of Collapsed Condo
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The death toll rose to 36 in the wake of the demolition of the remaining half of the building in Surfside, Fla., but Hurricane Elsa has complicated the search.
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Miami-Dade Officials Find More Victims in Condo Collapse
Officials in Surfside, Fla., found four additional bodies on Tuesday, raising the confirmed death toll to 36 after heavy winds and lightning strikes from an approaching tropical storm halted rescue efforts for two hours.
“Throughout the team’s ongoing hard work today, despite the rain and the other adverse conditions, we have recovered four additional victims. The number of confirmed deaths is now 36, with 29 of those identified.” “I have drafted a letter in conjunction with our staff, which will go out as soon as tomorrow, advising all of our oceanfront condo boards and buildin
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Members of the Israel Rescuers delegation gather upon their arrival in the area near the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in the city of Surfside, Florida, on June 27, 2021. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Just 72 hours after part of an oceanfront condo collapsed in Surfside, members of the Homefront Command of the Israel Defense Forces were on their way to assist search and rescue efforts.
Not only did they bring physics and engineering specialists to expertly dig through rubble, but they also offered tools to help families cope with unprecedented trauma of what may be the deadliest accidental building collapse in American history.