i mean, this is the kind of information that is just excruciating for everyone. and they know that we re working around the clock on search sand rescue efforts. family, friends and naebs are holding a vigil on the beach near the building as one says praying for a miracle. and we are learning more about the condition of the building in the days just prior to that collapse. the miami herald obtained new pictures of damage at the condo taken by a contractor only 36 hours before it fell. cnn spoke to the reporters who broke the story about what the contractor told them. he was being escorted by a building employee who then walked him downstairs to the north part of the building in the garage below. and that is where he told us
this video of bullet casings was also filmed at the seeite last week. and experts confirm that they were in line with bullets ethiopian soldiers would use, and it reveals the same location as the execution site. my the dissdistenk difference r in this new footage. and we also verified the digital foot footprint. it is a match. locals say that they have collected 36 i d i.d. cards froe scene but others remain missing. and so the massacre could have been much larger. they believe the desecration of the bodies was a deliberate attempt to destroy evidence. and more video has emerged to shed light on the perpetrators. given to cnn by a pro tigray
engineers caution that that answer could yet be months away. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. one resident who survived the collapse is filing a lawsuit against the champlain tower south condo association. steve rosenthal alleges the disaster could have been prevented if management had not neglected necessary repairs to the building. he managed to escape thanks to fire and rescue crews that arrived on scene. he spoke with cnn earlier about what was going through his mind when he learned the tower had collapsed. i thought it was an earthquake so i m looking to see what damage there was across the street or were there fires in the city or something. and i saw there was no damage to the tennis court, to the house and other buildings and i m going, this is probably because of the roof. we were doing some they were doing roofing work. that is all that came to mind. and then someone in another balcony said no, the building
parents for their funeral. back to you. such a horrifying story there. the regional government says forces have broken the backbone of the ethiopian army after the military suddenly withdrew from their capital and now they declared a unilateral cease fire until september. and with help, they have been fighting the tigray front that has forced millions from their homes and left many in dire need of food. and cnn has obtained and verified new images confirming the identity of the vehicle
conflict, ethiopia has promised to hold all accountable, but they haven t. we must warn you, what you are about to see and hear is horrifying. this is how many saw their loved ones for the first time. some beheading, others burned beyond recognition. for six months families had been denied access to the execution site. remains tell a grim story. corroborating cnn s original april. in the aftermath, this soldier tosses a jacket. notice the black and gray color scheme and blood stain. same jacket, same blood stain. the man who took this picture confirmed this jacket belonged to his brother which he found at the massacre seethe.