Search for bodies in Florida condo collapse ends, with death toll at 97

Firefighters have officially ended their efforts following one of the nation’s deadliest engineering failures

Firefighters have declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.

The collapse on 24 June at the oceanside Champlain Towers South killed 97 people, with at least one more missing person yet to be identified. The site has been mostly swept flat and the rubble moved to a Miami warehouse. Although forensic scientists are still at work, including examining the debris at the warehouse, there are no more bodies to be found where the building once stood.

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Death toll rises to 90 in Miami condo collapse as search for victims continues

  • Some 31 people remain listed as missing
  • Team of first responders from Israel departs

Authorities searching for victims of a deadly condo collapse in Florida said Sunday they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site.

The Miami-Dade county mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, said 90 deaths have now been confirmed in last month’s collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, up from 86 a day before. Among them are 71 bodies that have been identified, and their families have been notified, she said. Some 31 people remain listed as missing.

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Miami condo collapse death toll hits 60 as rescue efforts end

Six victims were recovered Thursday morning, with 80 still unaccounted for as officials say no chance of life in rubble

Rescue efforts at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, officially ended late on Wednesday night as officials have said there is no chance of life in the rubble.

Six victims were recovered on Thursday morning, bringing the death toll to 60 and the number of unaccounted to 80. Of those who were recovered, 35 have been identified.

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‘No chance of life’: search for survivors ends as Miami condo deaths hit 46

  • About 100 people remain unaccounted for in Surfside
  • ‘Our primary goal is to bring closure to the families’

Emergency workers have given up hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling distraught families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts from rescue to recovery mode on Wednesday.

The announcement followed increasingly somber reports from officials, who have told relatives to brace for the worst.

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Miami condo collapse: death toll reaches 27 as demolition expands search area

More than 115 still unaccounted for after remaining structure is brought down

Three more victims were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed South Florida condo building on Monday after crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the structure, allowing search efforts to resume.

Miami-Dade’s assistant fire chief, Raide Jadallah, told family members that the bodies of three more people had been found, raising the death toll to 27 people. More than 115 people remain unaccounted for.

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Miami condo search resumes after explosives bring down building

Rescuers hope demolition will give them access to underground garage of Surfside building where victims may be buried

Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the building’s remains in a plume of dust.

Miami-Dade County’s mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, said the demolition went “exactly as planned” at about 10.30pm on Sunday.

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Partially collapsed Florida condo fully demolished in late-night controlled explosion – video

The partially collapsed Miami-area condo has been demolished. Demolition crews set off explosives to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo where no one has so far been found alive. The demolition Sunday night was key to resuming the search for victims of the 24 June collapse, with the approaching Hurricane Elsa storm adding urgency to the project.  So far, rescuers have recovered the remains of 24 people, with 121 still missing.

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Miami condo collapse: reports reveal board’s long debate over repairs

Documents obtained by media show concern and frustration after engineer warned of structural damage

New reports have detailed long debate among condo board members at Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, over extensive and costly repairs the building was expected to undergo before it collapsed on 24 June.

Related: Miami condo death toll rises to 24 amid plans to demolish remaining structure

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Miami firefighter’s daughter found dead in condo rubble as toll rises to 20

Two bodies recovered overnight, including the young girl, with 128 still unaccounted for

The seven-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter was found dead in the rubble of a collapsed condominium, officials said on Friday as they announced the official death toll in Miami had risen to 20 people.

The Miami-Dade county mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, said the rescue mission overnight was difficult as operations stretched into their ninth day.

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Joe Biden praises ‘amazing’ families at site of Miami condo collapse – video

Joe Biden spoke of his admiration for grieving relatives at the site of last week’s deadly Miami condo collapse, as many continue to wait for news of their loved ones. 

'What amazed me about this group of people was their resilience, their absolute commitment and willingness to do whatever it took to find the answer. I walked away amazed by their strength,' the president said after the three-hour meeting with the relatives at the St Regis Bal Harbor hotel, about a mile from the site of the collapse

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Joe and Jill Biden travel to Miami to meet with families of condo collapse victims – live

Attorneys for Allen Weisselberg said the Trump Organization executive planned to plead “not guilty” to the charges he faces, per CNN.

Weisselberg’s lawyers also said he “will fight these charges in court.” The charges are likely linked to allegations that he failed to properly report company perks.

Weisselberg’s attorneys, Mary Mulligan and Bryan Skarlatos, said he plans to plead not guilty and “will fight these charges in court.”

The Guardian’s Dominic Rushe and agency report:

The Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office early on Thursday as he and the Trump family business prepare to face criminal charges in a tax-related investigation.

Related: Trump Organization executive surrenders to face charges in tax investigation

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Search for Miami collapse survivors continues with 150 people still missing

Family and friends of the 150 people still missing after a Florida condominium collapsed last week faced a sixth wrenching day of waiting on Tuesday, as search and rescue crews continued to sift through the mangled remains of Champlain Towers South.

Related: Miami calls for inspections of older buildings over six stories after collapse

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Miami condo collapse: death toll rises to 11 as rescue teams continue search

  • More than 150 unaccounted for as officials urge people to hope
  • White House says Biden wants federal inquiry into collapse

The death toll from a building collapse in the Miami suburb of Surfside rose to 11 on Monday, as rescue operations continued into a fifth day.

Officials urged people to maintain hope survivors might be found in the wreckage of the collapsed condo building. A further 150 people who may have been in the building remained unaccounted for, the mayor of Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, said on Monday evening.

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Miami condo collapse: death toll rises to nine as crews search pile for survivors

Crews make progress against flames while questions asked about 2018 report on structural damage

Officials in Florida insisted on Sunday there was still hope of finding survivors in the rubble of a collapsed oceanfront condominium building, as firefighters finally controlled a large blaze inside the wreckage that hampered three days of rescue efforts.

Related: Engineer reportedly warned in 2018 of ‘major damage’ at Miami condo complex

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‘Praying for a miracle’: the desperate search for 159 missing in condo collapse

Rescue crews digging into unstable rubble have been hampered by storms and fires in the mound of debris

Death came swiftly to residents of Champlain Towers South. Grandparents, parents and children were sleeping in their beds when their 12-storey condominium building collapsed into a heap of smouldering rubble.

Survivors described a sound like thunder, followed by complete destruction of dozens of apartments in the oceanside south Florida block. The collapse took barely 10 seconds but was captured on grim security camera footage from a neighboring building that quickly began streaming on news websites across the world.

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Video shows collapse of Miami-area condo building

A film shows the moment an apartment block in Miami-Dade in Florida suddenly caved in. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for after the partial collapse of the beachside building, and four people have already been confirmed dead.

Miami-Dade's mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, noted on Friday that rescue officials were still searching for survivors more than 24 hours after the building collapsed early on Thursday

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‘I’m not losing hope’: loved ones await news of people missing in Miami building collapse – video

Family and friends of the more than 100 people still missing after a building collapsed in Miami said they were not 'losing hope' of hearing from their loved ones who remained unaccounted for. Four people are known to have been killed and 11 injuries were reported following the collapse of much of the 12-storey Champlain Towers South building in Miami, on the south Florida coast.

The residential structure pancaked into a pile of concrete and metal more than 30ft high for reasons still unknown

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Miami condo collapse: death toll rises to four and more than 150 unaccounted for

  • Biden releases federal funds after 12-storey building collapsed
  • Rescue crews hampered overnight by heavy rain and lightning

The death toll in a Miami building collapse rose to four on Friday morning a day and 159 were unaccounted for after a 12-storey condominium slumped into rubble on the south Florida Atlantic coast.

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