SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed condominium building raised the death toll to 32, a fire official said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced new threats from severe weather with Tropical Storm Elsa lashing Florida on a path that ...
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A ramped-up rescue effort at the collapsed condo building faced new threats from the weather as Tropical Storm Elsa began lashing Florida, on a path that would mostly spare South Florida. Watch a news conference in the video player above. Bands of heavy rain were expected ...
... on that part of the pile that was not accessible before the building was demolished. Judy Woodruff: The demolition was accelerated amid earlier fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could bring down the rest of the building. The storm crossed Central Cuba today, on track to pass over the Florida Keys ...
... winds. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida because of the storm, making federal aid possible. The latest forecasts have moved the storm westward, mostly sparing South Florida, but National Hurricane Center meteorologist Robert Molleda said the area could still feel effects. “We’re expecting primarily tropical ...
... at Champlain Towers on Thursday when parts of the remaining building shifted, endangering rescuers and prompting a 15-hour suspension in their work. Approaching Tropical Storm Elsa added urgency to those plans with forecasts suggesting strong winds could enter the area by Monday. The latest forecasts have moved the storm ...
... us and take it down in the wrong direction,” Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said. Elsa was downgraded Saturday from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) as it brushed past the island of Hispaniola, home to the Dominican Republic and ...
... the work too dangerous. Some rescue workers who are now staying in tents will be moved to cruise ships, which can stay safe during a tropical storm, Jadallah said. About 600 first responders will stay on the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas, the cruise line said. The ship ...
... play the fool.” A hurricane warning was in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The long-term track showed the storm rolling toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti as a hurricane before weakening back to tropical storm force and potentially heading in the direction of ...
... ahead of the flames late Wednesday. The Eastern Caribbean is on high alert tonight for Tropical Storm Elsa. It's forecast to strengthen and pass near the Windward Islands tomorrow, with up to eight inches of rain. No Atlantic hurricane season has ever had a fifth named storm this early.
... and other parts of eastern Washington state and Oregon. Readings across those areas could hit 115 degrees before today is over. On the East Coast, Tropical Storm Danny weakened today as it moved inland across Georgia and kept dumping heavy rain. The storm triggered flooding after coming ashore last night ...
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