FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle-of-the-night catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives. Estelle Hedaya, an outgoing 54-year-old with a love of travel, was the last victim identified, ending what her relatives described as a torturous…
Judge: $150M Initially for Victims in Florida Condo Collapse
Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially, a judge said Wednesday. That sum includes insurance on the Champlain Towers South building and the expected proceeds from sale of the Surfside property where the structure once stood, Miami-Dade…
Judge: $150 Million Initially for Victims in Florida Condo Collapse
Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially, a judge said Wednesday. That sum includes insurance on the Champlain Towers South building and the expected proceeds from sale of the Surfside property where the structure once stood, Miami-Dade…
Death Toll in Florida Condo Building Collapse Rises to 95
July 13, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla.—Exhausted crews neared the end of their search for victims of a Miami-area condominium tower collapse Tuesday as the death toll reached 95 with just a handful of people still unaccounted for. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference that the number of people considered missing has dwindled as authorities…
Florida Condo Death Toll Rises to 78, Workers Make Big Progress on Debris
The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers recovered an additional 14 bodies and whittled the rubble down close to ground level, officials said. A total of 62 people remain missing and feared dead in the concrete and steel ruins of the 12-story building…
Death Toll From Collapsed Florida Condo Tower Rises to 64
SURFSIDE, Fla.—The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower rose to 64 on Thursday after crews recovered the remains of 10 more people from the concrete and steel ruins of the building. A total of 76 people remain missing and feared dead in the mountain of rubble, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella…
Recovery Workers Pledge to Press Forward in Condo Collapse as Death Toll Rises to 60
SURFSIDE, Fla.—Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse paused briefly atop the pile Thursday to mark the two-week anniversary of the disaster but said they had no plans to pull back during the recovery effort. The death toll rose to 60, with another 80…
Crews Give up Hope of Finding Survivors at Collapse Site, Shift From Rescue to Recovery
SURFSIDE, Fla.—Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains. The announcement followed increasingly somber reports from emergency officials, who said they sought to prepare…
With ‘Profound Sadness,’ Crews Shift From Rescue to Recovery at Surfside Collapse Site
Emergency workers engaged in the search and rescue operation at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, have shifted their efforts to recovering the remains of victims on Wednesday as hope faded at the two week mark of finding any further survivors. The Champlain Towers South, a residential oceanfront apartment building, collapsed at about 1:30 a.m….
Tale of Rescue After Falling Several Floors in Florida Collapse
July 5, 2021
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction amid the shock was to tell firefighters that she had to compete in a major tournament in a few days. The teen’s world revolved around volleyball. She played beach volleyball, on her high…
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