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Death toll from Surfside, Florida condo collapse climbs 64 as search for survivors winds down
Memorial and vigil wall set up in Surfside, Florida (Credit: WSWS Media)
After two weeks of search operations to find those missing in the rubble, first responders paused their work briefly at 1:20 a.m. Thursday and held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the tragedy. No survivors have been found since the early hours after the collapse on June 24.
In light of the rising death count and inability to find survivors, authorities announced yesterday that the operation was being recategorized from a “search-and-rescue mission” to a “recovery effort,” meaning that there was little to no possibility of saving any additional lives. Rescue crews have said many victims were found in their beds, with the collapse proving to be one of the deadliest mass casualty building disasters in US history, not including fires or terrorist attacks.
Listen • 1:03 The City of North Miami Beach has ordered the evacuation of Crestview Towers after a building inspection found it structurally unsafe in January.
Residents of the Crestview Towers Condo Association in North Miami Beach were evacuated Friday night following orders from zoning officials to condemn the building earlier that day.
The Surfside condominium tragedy has left many housing units across Miami-Dade County under scrutiny. Residents of the Crestview Towers condo in North Miami Beach were evacuated last Friday night, following orders from zoning officials to condemn the building earlier that day.
Engineers inspected the building over the weekend, and representatives of the association say they were issued a report deeming the building safe for occupancy. The report has reportedly been submitted to North Miami Beach officials for review but, as of Tuesday afternoon, city of North Miami Beach officials told WPLG they had not received the rep
Surfside building collapse prompts officials to act quickly in Miami Beach, North Miami Beach
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Miami Beach building residents displaced over safety concerns
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Officials displaced hundreds of apartment building residents over safety concerns Friday and Saturday in Miami-Dade County.
Tanbeer Mahmood was displaced from an apartment in a Miami Beach property that records show was built in 1925. He said the city official’s decision to evacuate didn’t surprise him.
“We’ve been just going through this struggle for a while,” Mahmood said about the building’s maintenance.
The tragic June 24th partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside prompted building officials in Miami-Dade County to increase audits and inspections of residential properties.
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