Bidens look at collapsed bldg, joe, CRAP, yer building fell down. Nice photo op.
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https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/live-updates-surfside-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-18-relief-efforts-enter-8th-dayLIVE UPDATES: Bidens in Florida to visit Surfside condo collapse site
As of Thursday morning, 18 are confirmed dead and 145 remain unaccounted for
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Miami-Dade police identified four additional victims late Wednesday, including 2 children
At least 18 people have died and 145 remain missing
The cause of the collapse is under investigation
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19 min(s) ago
Florida officials to give update on search and rescue efforts
Florida officials are set to give an update momentarily on the ongoing search and rescue efforts at the Champlain Towers South condo collapse site.
Reports emerged this morning that work has been halted there out of concerns that the remaining structure is unstable – and could soon collapse.
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25 min(s) ago
President Biden, first lady land in Florida
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden have landed in Miami, Fla.
They will first meet today with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other local officials in Surfside.
They then will visit first responders and search and rescue teams before meeting with the families of those still awaiting word on the status of their loved ones.
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37 min(s) ago
Video shows water gushing into garage before building fell
Video has emerged purportedly showing water gushing into the garage of the Champlain Towers South condo building last Thursday, minutes before its collapse.
The footage was captured by a tourist who was staying in a hotel nearby, according to WLS-TV.
Adrianna Sarmiento told WLS-TV that she and her husband were swimming in their hotel’s pool when they heard a loud noise coming from the Champlain Towers South site.
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48 min(s) ago
Bidens to soon land in Florida
Coast guard boats patrol in front of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building, ahead of a planned visit to the site by President Joe Biden on Thursday. Search and rescue workers, who have had to contend with summer rainstorms, fires within the debris, and the threat of collapse from the still standing portion of the building, were not visible atop the rubble on Thursday morning, as scores of people remain missing one week after the collapse. (AP)
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – who is set to meet with President Biden this morning after he lands in Florida – said in a tweet that she wants "reassure the public that his visit will have no impact on our search & rescue mission.”
“We're deeply grateful that our community remains a top priority for the president as he continues to provide the full support of the federal government,” Cava added.
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2 hour(s) ago
Report details attempted rescue of woman in rubble
The Champlain Towers South condo building following its collapse Thursday, last week. (AP)
First responders who showed up at Champlain Towers South immediately after its collapse last week heard a woman pleading for help underneath the rubble – but ultimately were unable to save her, a report says.
“The first thing I remember is thumping on the wall and then I remember her just talking, ‘I’m here, get me out. Get me out,” a fire rescue worker who asked to remain anonymous told WPLG. “We were continuously talking to her. ... ‘Honey, we got you. We’re going to get to you.’”
A supervisor wrote in an email that his crew was “involved with an active conversation with the female trapped next to the bed about 10 to 11 hours after the collapse. … She was aware her parents were also trapped next to her,” the station adds.
However, a dumpster, metal rebar and a concrete wall reportedly stood in the way and the supervisor wrote that a fire that broke out forced first responders to retreat “as we know she passed,” according to WPLG.
It is not immediately clear who the woman was.
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2 hour(s) ago
Rescue efforts reportedly halted over fears of remaining structure collapsing
Rescue workers are seen sifting through the rubble at the Champlain Towers South site on Wednesday. (AP/Miami Herald)
Search and rescue efforts at the Surfside building collapse site reportedly have stopped this morning amid concerns that the remaining structure could soon topple.
The Miami Herald is reporting that multiple police officers and rescue personnel said they were hearing warnings around 2 a.m. that the vacant portion of Champlain Towers South that is still standing has been shifting – and the instability could cause it to collapse itself.
People have since been moved away from the rescue area, the newspaper adds.
“It’s on stand-by right now,” one officer was quoted as saying to the newspaper in regard to the status of the search and rescue effort, which has entered its second week with 18 confirmed dead and 145 unaccounted for.
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3 hour(s) ago
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A man prays during a session of evening prayers dedicated to people impacted by the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building, at St. Joseph Church on Wednesday in Miami Beach, Fla.
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7 hour(s) ago
Surfside, Florida, additional victims identified
Local resident Louis Thompson touches pictures of friends missing in the collapse of Champlain Towers South, as he visits a makeshift memorial to the scores of people who remain missing or were killed, nearly a week after the condo building partially collapsed, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Miami-Dade police on Wednesday night identified four additional victims, including two sisters, Lucia and Emma Guara.
Their father Marcus Guara, 52, was confirmed dead after he was pulled from the rubble Saturday and identified Monday. The girls and their mother, Anaely Rodriguez, 42, were recovered Wednesday.
"We have identified four additional victims who tragically and unexpectedly lost their lives in the Surfside building collapse," Miami-Dade police tweeted. "The Guara sisters were only 4 and 10 years old."
"Please keep their families and loved ones in your prayers," police added.
https://twitter.com/MiamiDadePD/status/1410386566875340808DeSantis: 'No evidence' climate change played role in condo collapse
Search and rescue crews work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing after it partially collapsed the week before, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News on Wednesday that global warming does not appear to have had an impact on the tragic condominium collapse in Surfside in Miami-Dade County, Fla. last week.
At least 145 people remain missing with 18 confirmed dead from the collapse.
DeSantis told "The Story" he wants an investigation into what truly caused the tragedy.On Tuesday, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested during a TV interview that global warming and ocean water levels could have played a part in the destruction at Champlain Towers South, located along the famous beachfront strip, A1A.
"Obviously, we don’t know fully, but we do know that the seas are rising. We know that we’re losing inches and inches of beaches, not just in Florida but all around," the former Michigan Democratic governor said.
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