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Added on the 26/06/2021 02:11:16 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Miami, Jun 27 (EFE/EPA).- Relatives of the some 150 people missing in the collapse of a residential building in Miami-Dade, Florida, visited the site Sunday, four days after the tragedy and in the midst of an effort to keep hope alive.Local and state authorities continued their efforts to locate survivors, while the official death toll rose to nine with 152 missing.For reasons not yet determined, the Champlain Towers South building, inaugurated in 1981 and with a total of 136 apartment over 12 floors on the beachfront in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, collapsed at 1.30 am (6.30 GMT) on Thursday as its inhabitants slept. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PRAY IN FRONT OF THE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED 12-STORY CONDOMINIUM BUILDING IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA, US.
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French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrives on site after an apartment building collapsed in an apparent explosion in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille, injuring five people. Authorities warn there are likely to be fatalities as firefighters battle a blaze. IMAGES