Category: condo collapse

Death Toll Reaches 86 in Miami Condo Collapse as Families of Victims Await News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—On Saturday, authorities raised the confirmed death toll from the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower to 86, with 43 people still missing. At the Seaview Hotel, a vast and once impersonal ballroom has become a refuge—a shared space of hope and sorrow where grieving families comfort each other during the agonizing wait…


‘Heartbreaking’: Death Toll in Florida Condo Collapse Now 79

SURFSIDE, Fla.—The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 79 on Friday, a number the mayor called “heartbreaking” as recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find victims in the rubble. Another 61 people remain unaccounted for. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the work to recover victims was…


LIVE: Officials Give Update on Florida Condo Collapse (July 8)


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 8)

First-responders in the Florida condo collapse stop searching for survivors. It’s now a recovery mission. What factors led to the decision? And how is the community handling it? U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria were the target of a series of attacks. And rockets were launched at the U-S Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone. Haitian…


Families, Rescuers Hold Vigil Near Collapsed Building

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Family members and rescue workers held a vigil Wednesday night near the site of a collapsed Florida condo building shortly after officials announced that they had given up hope of finding any survivors. The gathering began shortly after 7 p.m. with a rabbi reciting a Jewish prayer, followed by a Christian minister leading a…


Florida Grand Jury To Probe How To Prevent Disasters Like Champlain Towers Building Collapse

A grand jury in Florida will explore ways to prevent future disasters like the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers condo building last month that left dozens of people dead. In a statement Wednesday, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said she has called on members of the Spring Term Miami-Dade County Grand Jury to…


LIVE: Officials Give Update on Florida Condo Collapse (July 7)


Building Collapse Lawsuits Seek to Get Answers, Assign Blame

The quest to learn why a Florida condo building collapsed has already moved to the legal system, even before rescuers finish searching for victims and possible survivors. Authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the collapse of the oceanfront Champlain Towers South, which killed at least 36 people and left more than 100 missing….


Sisters in Florida Condo Collapse Buried in Same Coffin

SURFSIDE, Fla.—The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building—so tiny that the 4 and 10-year-olds were placed in the same casket—were buried alongside their parents Tuesday, their white coffin draped with innocent pink and purple ribbons. Lucia Guara, “Lulu bear,” loved watching “Jeopardy” with her dad, dancing and…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 6)

Full speed ahead for search efforts at the Florida condo collapse. The mayor says it’s much safer for rescuers since they demolished the rest of the building. The CEO of the software company struck by the latest ransomware attack says up to 1,500 businesses around the world were affected. He says they’re turning to the…