16 now found dead, 147 still missing.
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147 people remain missing as of Wednesday
The official death toll currently stands at 16
The building ‘swayed like a sheet of paper,’ according to a survivor's lawsuit
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1 hour(s) ago
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A crushed car is towed away from the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing almost a week after it partially collapsed.
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Mother of Florida police chief confirmed as Surfside victim
This photo provided by Sally Noriega shows Hilda Noriega, who had called Champlain Towers home for more than 20 years. (AP)
Hilda Noriega, the mother of nearby North Bay Village Police Chief Carlos Noriega, has been confirmed to have died in the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse.
"The Noreiga family was notified last evening of the recovery and positive identification of his mother from the Champlain Towers South catastrophic scene," the family said in a statement early Wednesday.
"The Noreigas have lost the 'heart and soul' and 'matriarch' of their family, but will get through this time by embracing the unconditional love Hilda was known for," the statement added.
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2 hour(s) ago
Miami-Dade County mayor gives update on victims
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“We have now recovered four additional victims. The number of deceased is at 16,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters Wednesday, adding that 147 people still remain unaccounted for in the wake of the collapse.
“Please join me in continuing to pray for those who lost their lives in this unthinkable tragedy and all of their families who are grieving and all of those who are still waiting and waiting and waiting for news,” she said.
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2 hour(s) ago
Florida officials holding press conference
Florida officials are holding a press conference about the search and rescue effort at the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse site.
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Surfside collapse death toll rises to 16
Search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building on Wednesday. (AP)
Fire officials say four more bodies have been found in the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo building, bringing the death toll to 16, the Associated Press is reporting.
Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah broke the news to family members at a briefing this morning, saying the bodies were found last night.
The victims' next of kin have not yet been notified, the Associated Press adds, while also suggesting the death toll could rise further as Jadallah revealed that other human remains were found as well.
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2 hour(s) ago
Champlain Towers East resident speaks out following collapse
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Luba Rosebach, a Champlain Towers East resident, tells Fox News that the collapse situation is “very unstable for everybody who lives on the coastline.”
“We would like to have more research done, we would like to have more answers to our questions whether it is safe for our children and future.”
Click here to watch her interview with Neil Cavuto on ‘Your World’.
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3 hour(s) ago
Son remembers his father, a Surfside victim
Search and rescue personnel search for survivors through the rubble on Wednesday. (AP)
Nicholas Altman, the 23-year-old son of Surfside victim Michael Altman, is describing his father as a “very loving guy” who was “always smiling.”
Nicholas told the Miami Herald that Michael, 50, lived in Champlain Towers South for six years and the condo has been in the family since the 1980s. He worked as an accountant and held dual citizenship of the U.S. and Costa Rica.
“He was a warm man. He conquered a lot of obstacles in his life, and always came out on top,” Nicholas said to the newspaper. “He always inspired my brother and I to be successful in life.”
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4 hour(s) ago
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Search and rescue workers are seen this morning sifting through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo building.
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New York City widower just moved into Champlain Towers South building before collapse
Harry Rosenberg is missing in the wake of the condo collapse. His daughter, Malky Weisz. and her husband, Benny Weisz, had just arrived for a visit and are also missing. (AP)
Harry Rosenberg, a New York City widower who lost his wife to cancer and parents to coronavirus within months of each other, is among the nearly 150 that remain missing this morning in the wake of the condo collapse.
He had moved to Champlain Towers South to get a fresh start on life, his friend told the Associated Press.
"He told me, ‘It is the next chapter of my life.’ He went through hell. His parents passed away. His wife passed away," Steve Eisenberg said.
Rosenberg’s daughter and son-in-law were visiting him at the time of the collapse and are missing as well, the AP is reporting.
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4 hour(s) ago
Surfside victim Marcus Guara 'loved life,' cousin says
Mourners visit the makeshift memorial near the site of the collapsed condominium in Surfside, Fla., on Tuesday. (AP/Miami Herald)
Tributes are pouring in for Marcus Guara, a 52-year-old who was identified Monday as one of the victims of the Champlain Towers South building collapse.
“He was a great brother, uncle, cousin, son, and loved his daughters passionately,” his cousin, Peter Milián, told the Miami Herald. “He loved life.”
Guara spent his childhood racing BMX bikes before studying business at the University of Miami and becoming captain of its rowing team, the newspaper says. At the time of the collapse, he was working as a regional sales manager for Kassatex, a bed and bath textile company.
His wife Anaely Rodriguez, 42, and his two daughters – ages 4 and 11 – are among those still unaccounted for, according to the Miami Herald.
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5 hour(s) ago
Miami-Dade prosecutor taps grand jury to investigate Surfside collapse
The state prosecutor in Miami-Dade has announced that she will ask a grand jury to investigate the building collapse in Surfside, Fla.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement the grand jury probe into the Champlain Towers Condominium will "look at what steps we can take to safeguard our residents without jeopardizing any scientific, public safety, or potential criminal investigations."
"Few words can describe the shock and horror that the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building has evoked in all of us," she said.
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5 hour(s) ago
Florida rescuers keeping an eye on tropical forecast
A bulldozer pulls a possible migrant boat that washed ashore in Surfside, Fla., as search and rescue teams look for survivors at the collapsed 12-story oceanfront condo on Tuesday. (AP)
As the search for survivors in the Surfside condo building collapse enters its seventh day, two storm systems in the Atlantic have a chance of becoming tropical storm systems over the next few days – but it's not yet clear whether they would impact the U.S., the National Hurricane Center says.
Bad weather has already caused delays in the search efforts.
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8 hour(s) ago
Severe weather could impact search for survivors
Search and rescue workers carry equipment onto the rubble of an oceanfront condo building that collapsed the week before, with many dead and unaccounted for, in Surfside, Fla., Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said Tuesday night that the possibility that severe weather in the coming days has prompted state officials to ask the federal government for an additional team to help with search and rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida.
“There are two areas of (possible storm) development out in the Atlantic, heading to the Caribbean. We have eight urban rescue teams in Florida. We talked about doing a relief," Guthrie said at a news conference. “We have all the resources we need but we’re going to bring in another team. We want to rotate those out so we can get more resources out.”
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8 hour(s) ago
Surfside, Florida, rescue efforts
Search and rescue teams look for survivors at the collapsed 12-story oceanfront condo, Champlain Towers South, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
At least 900 workers from 50 federal, state and local agencies were assisting with search and rescue efforts, Charles Cyrille of the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency said.
Cyrille noted they were "working seamlessly" on the search.
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9 hour(s) ago
Surfside condo building ‘swayed like a sheet of paper,’ survivor's lawsuit says
Rescue personnel work at the remains of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla on June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Raysa Rodriguez says she was asleep inside the Champlain Towers condo building in Surfside, Florida, when it started to collapse last Thursday morning.
"Something work me up, and I found myself in the middle of the room," she writes in a newly filed lawsuit against the condo association that ran the property. "The building swayed like a sheet of paper."
Details about the lawsuit filed by Rodriguez on Monday were reported Tuesday by Miami-based FOX station WSVN-TV.
Rodriguez’s lawyer, Adam Moskowitz, says his client had been raising "red flags" about the safety conditions of the building "for months," sending complaints and photos of cracks and other damage to the building association.
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