Death toll in Florida s Surfside building collapse rises to 78 ANI | Updated: Jul 10, 2021 08:56 IST
Florida [US], July 10 (ANI): The death toll following the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 78 after 14 more victims were found, said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply, The Hill reported quoting Cava.
Cava noted that Broward County s Medical Examiner office started working on site with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner s office on Friday as a way to allow some of the Miami-Dade team to take a break and rotate out.
In June, the section of the building that had remained standing was demolished to guard against it toppling on its own and to help speed the search.
Surfside building collapse death toll rises to 78
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10 Jul 2021, 13:37 GMT+10
Florida [US], July 10 (ANI): The death toll following the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 78 after 14 more victims were found, said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply, The Hill reported quoting Cava.
Cava noted that Broward County s Medical Examiner office started working on site with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner s office on Friday as a way to allow some of the Miami-Dade team to take a break and rotate out.
In June, the section of the building that had remained standing was demolished to guard against it toppling on its own and to help speed the search.
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Replay Video UP NEXT The death toll at the 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida s Miami-Dade County last week has risen to 24, leaving 121 unaccounted for, as search and rescue efforts paused amid preparations to demolish the remaining structure, officials said Saturday. The partial collapse occurred around 1:15 a.m. on June 24 at the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach. Approximately 55 of the oceanfront complex s 136 units were destroyed, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah. Since then, hundreds of first responders have been carefully combing through the debris in hopes of finding survivors.
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