Almost 100 people unaccounted for in deadly Florida building collapse

By artappraiser on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 9:38pm |

@ CNN.com, Updated 7:53 PM ET, June 24 (with video of moment of collapse at top of page)

Surfside, Florida - An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night after part of a 12-story residential building collapsed early Thursday in the South Florida town of Surfside, killing at least one and leaving almost 100 people unaccounted for.

About 55 of the 136 units at Champlain Towers South collapsed around 1:30 a.m., officials said [...]

At least 99 people were unaccounted for as of Thursday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta.

At least one person died because of the collapse, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. A total of 102 people have been accounted for, she said. The mayor said the cause of the collapse was not known.Two people have been pulled from the rubble, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Ray Jadallah said, without addressing their medical conditions [....]

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by artappraiser on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:07pm

no reason to stop shooting, though:

3 dead, multiple people injured after shooting at graduation party in Miami-Dade area - ABC News via @ABC - https://t.co/664hGUDH59
— harold Salazar (@harold27203709) June 23, 2021

2 teens dead after another drive-by shooting in Miami-Dade https://t.co/C0glSaXqtK
— harold Salazar (@harold27203709) June 23, 2021

2 transported after NW Miami-Dade shooting – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/E06gK7ggI3 @wsvn
— Catherine Phung (@phung_catherine) June 23, 2021

one way or another:

‘I Feel Myself Dying': 911 Calls Released in Miami-Dade Banquet Hall Mass Shooting https://t.co/sR55UpZf4C
— NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) June 22, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:30pm

"Bri" in Chicago, via Detroit, thinks:

The whole Miami building collapse thing is wild. We’ve been hearing about shooting victims and black ppl being murdered for so long that learning about affluent ppl dying in a non-violent way... is weird. Like it just fell?
— Bri (@YESSIRimBased) June 25, 2021

I checked out her feed some, I think she's real

by artappraiser on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 2:12am

Bri's world:

Sometimes I wonder if people know their partners cannot take the place of their parents https://t.co/d3AVp1y8GP
— Rossi The Jeweler (@RossiSongo) June 25, 2021

Ummm, kid, you wannt grab an extinguisher just in case? Lol https://t.co/q4kKD0rDPO
— Eric Newbury 4' 5'' IQ 61 (@newbury_eric) June 24, 2021

(note person in wheelchair back by fire)

Love when ppl who make six figures to sit behind a desk, typing on a computer, suggest what a min wage employee should do in times of peril. If you’ve never worked retail, employees are actually taught to disperse in these situations. Don’t ppl like you support self-preservation?
— Bri (@YESSIRimBased) June 25, 2021

I've quickly realized that you will never be able to depend on anyone born after, say, 1995 for anything under any circumstances.
— Eric Newbury 4' 5'' IQ 61 (@newbury_eric) June 24, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 4:28am

local tv station coverage, with last update 1/2 hr. ago

Surfside Florida : Nearly 24 hours after building collapse Surfside community fears the worst https://t.co/Gk2fBrCWOL
— Sharon Holle (@SharonHolle4) June 25, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 2:20am

numbers have been raised to 159 missing, 4 dead:

The mayor of Miami Dade has new numbers from the Champlain collapse. There are 120 people accounted for, 159 people missing, and four confirmed dead. @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/xTseg8v3Ou
— Madeline Montgomery (@MadelineTV) June 25, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 10:54am

Search Continues For Surfside Condo Collapse Victims https://t.co/i49BZA5T9j
— CBS4 Miami (@CBSMiami) June 26, 2021

Including this interview clip from @MiamiDadeFire Chief Andy Alvarez, where he shares how they rescued a girl 8 days after the Haiti earthquake.

“You gotta have hope,” he says, getting choked up. “And we’re doing everything we can to bring your family member our alive.” pic.twitter.com/Fn9FCwN4uR
— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@FrancesWangTV) June 26, 2021

Jay Kleiman traveled from Puerto Rico to go back to the condominium where he grew up north of Miami Beach for an old high school friend's funeral https://t.co/RSH4W2TD8m
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) June 26, 2021

Surfside officials discuss the aftermath of building collapse: ‘Terrible tragedy’ to change recertification https://t.co/MAPzxGVVrk pic.twitter.com/54KPrao45T
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) June 26, 2021

Miami Herald has no paywall on Surfside stories:

So sorry, we accidentally missed exempting that one. Fixed!

All the Surfside stories that have to do with recovery, rescue, safety, etc should be exempt, according to our team. If you have trouble accessing anything else please DM me and we'll fix
— Alex Harris (@harrisalexc) June 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 1:38am

"Angela Gonzalez and her daughter Devon, 16, fell from their ninth floor condo to the fifth floor when the building snapped apart. Angela broke her pelvis yet somehow managed to get up from the tangled concrete and pull Devon with her."

Such a well-reported nightmare. https://t.co/DMC8Fgqqjg
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) June 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/27/2021 - 3:47am

Rescue teams have removed more than three million pounds of debris in their search for survivors after the collapse of a condo tower in South Florida. The death toll rose to 16 on Wednesday. https://t.co/E6tskzAQwL pic.twitter.com/Xglc0LyDAf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/30/2021 - 4:14pm

A small #COVID19 outbreak among rescue workers in the Miami condo building collapse. When two crises collide. https://t.co/Dgfp5IlmYn
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 2, 2021

18 dead and 147 still missing after partial building collapse near Miami

US national news 29 minutes ago

At least 18 people have died and 147 remain unaccounted for following last week’s partial collapse of a residential building in Surfside, Florida, according to local officials and multiple news reports.

Here’s the latest:

- The search for survivors was halted early Thursday so engineers could inspect the stability of the remaining structure and resumed later that day, the Miami-Dade mayor said

- Officials said they are planning for “the likely demolition” of the South Tower, though no timeline has been given

- Officials also said they are prepared to manage multiple disasters ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa, which forecasters say could strengthen into a hurricane

- President Biden visited the site of the collapsed building on Thursday and said the federal government will cover “100 percent of the search and rescue costs for the first 30 days”

much more at link

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 1:29am

The remains of a firefighter's 7-year old daughter were discovered by task force comrades searching the rubble of the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida. The toll stands at 20 dead. https://t.co/0asZLDCCYM
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 3:54pm

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