Jul 02 WATCH: Officials give update on Florida building collapse as hurricane approaches By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it blew off roofs and snapped trees in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses, and airports. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Tally of missing in condo collapse falls to 128 after audit By Russ Bynum, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The tally of the missing in the Florida condominium collapse was substantially reduced Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported missing turned up safe, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 01 Safety concerns halt rescue efforts at condo collapse site By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building were halted Thursday out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Biden promises help as long as needed in Surfside By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Biden met with first responders Thursday who are hunting for survivors among the rubble in Surfside. But underscoring the dangers still present in the search, work was halted before Biden arrived due to concerns about the stability of the section… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Officials give update on Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 16 By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Since the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South last week in Surfside, rescuers have been working to peel back layers of concrete on the pancaked building without disturbing the unstable pile of debris. Continue reading
Jun 29 Biden to visit Florida building collapse on Thursday By Associated Press The slow work of sifting through the remnants of the collapsed building stretched into a sixth day on Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Officials give update on Florida building collapse By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. Continue reading
Jun 28 Rescuers continue searching collapsed Florida building as death toll rises to 11 By Terry Spencer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery Monday as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden supports federal probe for building collapse By Associated Press Psaki said there were more than 50 federal government workers from a variety of agencies, including FEMA, OSHA and the FBI, at the scene providing coordination with local and state authorities. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 3:46 Florida building collapse: death toll rises, search and rescue continues By PBS NewsHour The search and rescue for at least 150 unaccounted for people has entered the fourth day after a condominium building in Florida collapsed on Thursday. The death toll from the accident has gone up to nine as questions arise on… Continue watching