Miami - Page 52

July 7, 2021

Condo collapse: 10 more victims found in Surfside rubble, making death toll 46

The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, with the death toll at 46, scores still unaccounted for and authorities sounding more and more grim.

July 6, 2021

Surfside building collapse: Multiple lawsuits seek to get answers, assign blame

Even as the search continues over a week later for signs of life in the mangled debris of the fallen Champlain Towers South, the process of seeking answers about why it happened and who is to blame is already underway in Florida's legal system.

July 5, 2021

Miami condo collapse death toll rises to 27 after demolition clears way for search to resume

Search crews who resumed their work after the still-standing portion of the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, was brought down using explosives Sunday night found three more bodies.

July 5, 2021

Miami condo building: Tale of rescue after falling several floors in Florida collapse

The teen's world revolved around volleyball. She played beach volleyball, on her high school team and with a competitive travel club team.

July 5, 2021

Judge denies Florida pet advocate's request to search for missing animals prior to condo demolition: report

In an emergency hearing, a judge in Florida on Sunday night denied a pet advocate’s request to search for missing animals inside the partially collapsed Surfside condo building before the standing portion of the building was demolished, according to a report.

July 5, 2021

Miami Beach emergency personnel honor Surfside collapse victims with light ceremony

Personnel from the Miami Beach, Florida, police and fire departments – as well as the city’s 911 dispatchers -- took time Sunday night to honor the victims of last month’s condo building partial collapse in nearby Surfside.

July 4, 2021

Surfside manager pushes back on reports of delayed condo repairs

Surfside, Florida manager Andrew Hyatt is pushing back on the notion that town officials are responsible for slowing down desperately needed structural repairs to a 12-story building in the years leading up to its collapse last month, killing dozens of residents.

July 4, 2021

Surfside officials see condo demolition as 'green light' to resume 'search and rescue' operation

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said the demolition of the remaining structure at the Champlain Tower site could provide a "green light" to enable a more robust search and rescue effort, which was temporarily suspended Saturday afternoon.

July 4, 2021

Terror and heroism: Families escape Surfside collapse through smoke and ruin

Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook the bed on the sixth floor of their Miami apartment.

July 3, 2021

DeSantis' office denies report of 'plea' to cancel Trump rally amid Surfside search

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against a media report that he asked former President Donald Trump to cancel a planned Florida rally while search and rescue efforts continue at Surfside.