Updated: Jul 2 2021, 20:19 ET
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THE death toll from the Miami condo disaster rose to 22 on Friday - as exhausted rescuers brace for incoming Hurricane Elsa this weekend.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 126 remained unaccounted for as of Friday evening - adding that she signed an emergency order to tear down the crumbling remains of Chamberlain Towers South.
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Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 126 remained unaccounted for as of Friday eveningCredit: Getty
“Over the course of today’s search we did recover two additional victims,” she said during a press conference.
Death toll now 22 as Surfside search crews keep eyes on Elsa. Mayor signs demo order Douglas Hanks, Charles Rabin, Daniel Chang, and Martin Vassolo, The Miami Herald
Jul. 2 Four more victims of the Surfside collapse were recovered overnight and into the day Friday, said Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, raising the death toll to 22 as rescue workers continued the search amid the threats of shifting rubble underfoot, falling debris overhead and a hurricane in the forecast.
The mayor also said during a late afternoon briefing that she signed off on the demolition of the standing remains of the Champlain Towers South building. Engineers are considering a pair of options. One would be a quick blow that would only halt the rescue effort for a few hours. Another would take more time and involves using large cranes to haul away chunks of the building.
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MIAMI A grieving Miami firefighter who is working the site of the Champlain Towers collapse was among a crew of workers Thursday that recovered the remains of his own daughter, according to reports.
During the solemn moment, a row of first responders firefighters and police officers lined a road near the building site as the firefighter-father, his brother (the child’s uncle who was also present) and other rescue workers removed the body off the pile, WPLG-TV reported. .
The lamenting father wrapped the 7-year-old child in his jacket and placed a small American flag on the gurney, according to news outlet.
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1of6Workers transport a stretcher with remains extricated from the rubble, near the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing more than a week after it partially collapsed, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening after being halted for most of the day over concerns about the stability of the remaining structure.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Search and rescue personnel remove remains on a stretcher as they work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building where scores of people remain missing more than a week after it partially collapsed, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening after being halted for most of the day over concerns about the stability of the remaining structure.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow