Demolition widens search at condo site, but storms threaten
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people were believed to be sleeping at the time of the disaster, officials said.
But they faced a new challenge from thunderstorms that hit the area as Tropical Storm Elsa approached the state.
Four more victims were discovered in the new pile, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members, raising the death toll to 28 people. Another 117 people remain unaccounted for.
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Rural Kentucky health officials press onward, one shot at a time
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was persuaded to get the shot.
by By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / Associated Press /Report for America
Jul. 5 2021 @ 10:07pm
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was persuaded to get the shot. They said, You know, the vaccine may not be 100%, but if you get COVID, you re in bad shape, Rogers said. You can die from it.
Updated July 5
Vaccination strategy shifts to targeting difficult-to-reach groups
With the U.S. falling short of President Biden’s goal of having 70% of American adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4th, public health officials in places like Spencer County, Kentucky, have shifted gears.
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURNBy PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN
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TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was persuaded to get the shot.
“They said, ‘You know, the vaccine may not be 100 percent, but if you get COVID, you’re in bad shape, ” Rogers said. “You can die from it.”
Demolition widens search at condo site, but storms threaten
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people were believed to be sleeping at the time of the disaster, officials said.
But they faced a new challenge from thunderstorms that hit the area as Tropical Storm Elsa approached the state.
Four more victims were discovered in the new pile, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members, raising the death toll to 28 people. Another 117 people remain unaccounted for.
Demolition widens search at condo site, but storms threaten
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people were believed to be sleeping at the time of the disaster, officials said.
But they faced a new challenge from thunderstorms that hit the area as Tropical Storm Elsa approached the state.
Four more victims were discovered in the new pile, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members, raising the death toll to 28 people. Another 117 people remain unaccounted for.