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Rescue teams from Pennsylvania search the rubble of the Champlain Towers South on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Surfside, Fla.
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The husband of a former Pittsburgh woman was among the dead found in the rubble of the Miami condo collapse.
Ruslan Manashirov, 36, was one of five additional victims identified by the Miami-Dade Police Department on Thursday.
That brings the total number of victims to 68, according to the department’s Twitter page.
“Please keep their families and loved ones in your prayers,” police posted.
A college student, the daughter of a Miami firefighter, a family of four: What we know about the collapse victims By: CNN
By Theresa Waldrop, Alisha Ebrahimji, Ray Sanchez, Claire Colbert and Amir Vera, CNN
(CNN) The dead and unaccounted for residents of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, reflect the area s rich cultural diversity. The international tragedy has touched members of a tight-knit Jewish community and families from as far away as Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia.
Scores of people remain unaccounted for after the collapse of part of the 13-story residential building. Search and rescue teams have been feverishly scouring the site since shortly after 55 of the building s 136 units fell at around 1:30 a.m. on June 24.
What we know about the victims of the Surfside building collapse
Surfside official death toll rises to 36 ahead of storm UP NEXT From elderly couples to young children, more information is emerging about the victims of a partial building collapse in Surfside, Florida. At least 36 people have been confirmed dead and 109 others remain unaccounted for since the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story oceanfront condominium, partially collapsed before dawn on June 24. A massive search and rescue mission is still underway, as officials hold out hope that more survivors will be found in the wreckage. Local police and relatives have identified a number of the victims.
What we know about the dead and unaccounted for in the Surfside condo collapse msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Official: Drilling done, demolition of collapsed condo set
The work has suspended the search-and-rescue mission, but officials said Sunday it would eventually open up new areas for rescue teams to explore. Author: ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press Published: 9:48 AM CDT July 4, 2021 Updated: 5:37 PM CDT July 4, 2021
Demolition specialists finished boring holes and began laying explosives in them Sunday as they prepared to bring down the precarious but still-standing portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a top Miami-Dade fire official said. The work has suspended the search-and-rescue mission, but officials said it should eventually open up new areas for rescue teams to explore.