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The death toll following the partial collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, Florida, has increased to five, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says. SOUNDBITE
Surfside, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Rescue teams are tirelessly removing rubble from the huge mound of debris resulting from the partial collapse of a 12-story condo building in Surfside, Florida, and - so far - the confirmed death toll stands at 18, although another 145 people are missing or unaccounted for.Rescue and recovery efforts are in their seventh day and the task is being made difficult by rain and the threat of a tropical storm moving in the direction of the Miami metro area, where Surfside is located.The bodies of two children, ages 10 and 4, were found at the site of last week's partial collapse of the condo building. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: THE SITE OF A 12-STORY CONDO BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SURFSIDE NEIGHBORHODD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.
Miami, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- The death toll in the collapse of a 12-story apartment building in Surfside, Florida, rose to 12 Tuesday with the discovery of another body in the ruins, and as the number of people listed as missing dropped to 149.In the first press conference of the day, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said to the despair of the families and friends of the missing that Monday's figures had not changed, but on Tuesday afternoon she reported a new confirmed fatality. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: THE SITE OF A 12-STORY CONDO BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SURFSIDE NEIGHBORHODD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.
Miami, Jun 30 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Cristobal Herrera) On the seventh day in which the rescue crews without fainting removed the rubble of the collapsed building in Surfside, with the momentary balance of 16 bodies extracted, the Authorities grapple with the rains on Wednesday and the threat of a possible tropical storm on the horizon.
"We continue to have hope" of finding survivors after a Florida apartment building partially collapsed, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava tells reporters in Surfside, adding that the toll of four dead and 159 people unaccounted remains unchanged. SOUNDBITE
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