There are now 159 people unaccounted for in the partial building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday — a rise from 99 people a day earlier.
Three more bodies were found in the rubble, bringing the number of fatalities so far to four. More than 100 people have already been accounted for.
"I want to be very clear about the numbers," Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday. "They're very fluid. We'll continue to update you as we have them."
The Mayor Of Surfside, Fla. Says The Building Collapse Reminds Him Of 9/11
"We will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive," Levine Cava said. "That is why we are using our dogs and our sonar and our cameras — everything possible to seek places where there may still be people to be found."-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
‘Deep fire’ hampers rescue efforts at collapsed Miami-area oceanfront condo complex https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/deep-f...-condo-complex/ by: Associated Press Posted: Jun 26, 2021 / 09:33 AM PDT / Updated: Jun 26, 2021 / 12:13 PM PDT
Fire and smoke coming from deep inside the concrete and metal remains of a collapsed 12-story condominium tower near Miami hampered rescue efforts Saturday as emergency workers raced to recover any survivors beneath the mountain of rubble.
Rescuers used infrared technology, water and foam to battle the blaze, whose source was unclear, and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the smoke has been the biggest challenge. In a news conference, she described the blaze as “very deep” and said rescuers faced “incredible difficulties” because of the flames.
A fire hose blasted one of the lower floors on the north side of the tower as white smoke or steam streamed out, and a bitter, sulfur-like smell hung in the air.
“The stench is very thick,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
A crane removed pieces of debris from the more than 30-foot pile, and scores of rescuers used big machines, small buckets, drones, microphones and their own hands to pick through the rubble.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Florida Fire Chief and Her Trusty K-9 Comb Condo Collapse Debris, Sleep Near Rubble, Hoping to Find Survivors https://www.insideedition.com/florida-fi...-hoping-to-find By Deborah Hastings First Published: 10:39 AM PDT, June 29, 2021 Broward County Battalion Chief Nichole Notte and her K-9 partner, Dig, have been at the Surfside condo collapse site since the building came down.
The call came at 2 a.m. from a Miami-Dade County Fire captain. "I need canine handlers and I need help," the woman said.
On the other end of the line was Nichole Notte, a battalion fire chief and veteran search-and-rescue K-9 handler, and she immediately knew something was very wrong. "I could hear the fear in her voice," Notte told Inside Edition Digital.
Notte got up, got her trusty four-legged partner, Dig, and headed toward Miami. "I got there within 45 minutes of the collapse," she said.
The 40-year-old new mother has been there ever since, combing the wreckage in Surfside of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building, which collapsed last week in a stunning disintegration of concrete and glass.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Israeli army forms 3D images of fallen Florida condo to find victims https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/israeli-ar...o-find-victims/ By Yaron Steinbuch June 30, 2021 | 3:15pm | Updated Israeli army forms 3D images of fallen Florida condo to find victims
The Israeli military has created an intricate set of three-dimensional mapping diagrams of the collapsed Florida condo building and the surrounding disaster site as part of its efforts to assist local authorities in finding victims in the rubble.
The Israel Defense Forces provided The Post with various images of the remaining portion of the gutted Champlain Towers South in Surfside, where the death toll stood at 16 as of Wednesday afternoon.
There are still 147 people unaccounted for, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press briefing.
Capt. Uri Jospe, a reserves civilian population officer, told The Post in a phone interview from Florida that the images were created by the Israeli military’s secretive Unit 9900, which is tasked with gathering visual intelligence, including geographical data from satellites and planes.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
The remaining structure of the Champlain Towers South condo building is demolished more than a week after it partially collapsed, late Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/202...s=1625479377891 By Rebecca Santana and Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press - Monday, July 5, 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — 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 last of the building in a plume of dust.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told The Associated Press that the demolition went “exactly as planned” around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Crews immediately began clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest. Once there, they were hoping to get a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor the 121 people believed to be trapped under the fallen wing of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside that collapsed June 24.
No one has been rescued alive since the first hours after the collapse. On Sunday, Miami-Dade police identified David Epstein, 58, as one of the 24 people known to have perished in the fallen tower. His remains were recovered Friday.[...]
Approaching Tropical Storm Elsa has added urgency to the demolition plans with forecasts suggesting there could be strong winds in the area by Monday. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida because of the storm, making federal aid possible.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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