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Deaths At Condo Collapse Rise To 16; Officials Say They're Not Giving Up Hope On Finding Survivors
The death toll from the Surfside condominium building collapse has grown to 16, Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced.
June 30, 2021
The death toll from the Surfside condominium building collapse has grown to 16, Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Wednesday, as search and rescue operations entered their seventh day.
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That leaves 139 people believed to have been in the Champlain Towers South accounted for and 147 unaccounted for, Cava said.
Officials insisted they haven’t given up hope of finding survivors within the rubble.
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The search and rescue efforts are difficult, one official said. “This is an extremely dangerous situation.”
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