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Teen Rescued From Rubble Sorry for Missing Practice

After miraculous recovery, her first thought was of volleyball

(Newser) - 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...

Video Shows Demolition of Surfside Tower

The rest of the Florida condo building that collapsed is brought down

(Newser) - As Tropical Storm Elsa moves toward Cuba and, soon after that, Florida, what remained of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside was demolished late Sunday. Officials had worried the rest of the building, which partially collapsed June 24, could be brought down by the storm in the wrong direction , on...

Teams Drill Holes for Explosives in Remaining Structure

Officials worry storm will take bring building down at the wrong place

(Newser) - Crews were setting up the part of the Florida condo building that's still standing for demolition on Sunday, while others were preparing the site for a tropical storm. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the Federal Emergency Management Agency recommended the structure be brought down, WPLG reports. Teams were...

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Girlfriend's Request Saved Life of Miami Condo Resident

Erick De Moura stayed the night at his girlfriend's place, though it wasn't planned

(Newser) - As the days go by, media outlets are providing snapshots of some of those missing or confirmed dead in the Florida condo collapse. The Miami Herald , for example, has a comprehensive list, as well as separate profiles that include a missing family of five and a couple married 59 years...

Surfside Crews Plan Demolition for Sunday

Officials want operation to take place before storm hits but have details to work out

(Newser) - Demolition workers plan to bring down the remainder of a collapsed condo building on Sunday ahead of an approaching storm that added to worries that the damaged structure could come down on its own, officials said Saturday. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, meanwhile, said two more bodies were found in...

New Wrench at Condo Scene: a COVID Outbreak

At least 6 firefighters helping search and rescue efforts at Surfside collapse site have tested positive

(Newser) - As people get ready to celebrate the holiday weekend with barbecues and other get-togethers, a COVID outbreak at the site of the South Florida condo collapse reminds us that the pandemic isn't over just yet. Six firefighters helping out at the scene in Surfside have tested positive, Miami-Dade Fire...

Condo Tower 5 Miles From Surfside Collapse Is Evacuated

Unsafe conditions found at 156-unit Crestview Towers Condominium in N. Miami Beach

(Newser) - As investigations continue into why and how the Champlain Towers South condo crumbled in Surfside last week, officials are turning an eye toward other older high-rises in South Florida and around the state. Now, after a suggested audit by the Miami-Dade County mayor of all buildings 40 years or older,...

Biden Asks to Meet Girl Praying at Rubble

12-year-old 'was just lost,' Surfside mayor says

(Newser) - Gazing at the mountain of rubble that had buried her father and uncle, a 12-year-old girl moved away from her relatives, sat down by herself and pulled out her phone. She opened a collection of Psalms and began to pray. Elisheva Cohen's moment of reflection at the site of...

Condo Inspector Under Microscope for What He Knew, and When

Surfside's ex-head building inspector told residents in 2018 the condo seemed to be 'in very good shape'

(Newser) - The difficult work continues for search and rescue teams sifting through the rubble where a Florida condominium complex collapsed last week, which has left at least 20 dead and 128 missing as of Friday morning, per the AP . Now, records show that the former chief building inspector in the city...

Condo Collapse Rescuers Heard Woman, Couldn't Save Her

'The wind was knocked out of our guys,' supervisor said

(Newser) - Miami-Dade firefighter Lt. Obed Frometa also serves as a chaplain, and he says the Surfside condo collapse is taking a heavy toll on rescuers. One such example: In the hours after the building collapsed last Thursday, rescuers were in contact for hours with a woman they were unable to save,...

Search Resumes as Officials Consider Remaining Structure

Standing building may be a threat to rescuers, officials say

(Newser) - Rescue crews at the collapsed condo building in Florida resumed operations late Thursday afternoon, after pausing when piles of shifting debris caused concerns. Work was stopped for about 15 hours, the Washington Post reports. "Our firefighters looked really, really excited to get back there," Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine...

Biden to Surfside Families: 'The Waiting Is Unbearable'

President visits Florida after condo collapse

(Newser) - President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the devastated community of Surfside, Florida, on Thursday. During a private meeting with family members waiting for word on relatives missing after last week's condo collapse, Biden drew on his own experiences with grief to try to comfort them, per the...

Rescue Work Is Halted at Florida Condo

Fears mounting that remaining part of complex could fall

(Newser) - Rescue work at the collapsed Florida condo came to a halt on Thursday amid fears that another collapse is imminent. There was no immediate word on how long the delay might last. The Miami Herald reports that search and rescue teams began hearing ominous sounds overnight from the section of...

Most Condo Board Members Quit After 2019 Repairs Dispute

Plus, a chilling video, taken moments before Surfside building's collapse

(Newser) - As the search for survivors continues in Surfside, Fla., now with the help of robots , records show that five out of the seven members of the Champlain Towers South condo's board quit in the fall of 2019 after infighting over a report indicating structural damage. After that 2018 report...

Crews Find 6 Victims in Rubble, 2 of Them Children

New concern involves storms forming in Atlantic, which could delay Surfside operations

(Newser) - Search crews going through the ruins of a Florida condo tower pulled six more bodies from the rubble Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18. It was the highest one-day toll since the building collapsed almost a week ago into a heap of broken concrete. The number of...

Robots Arrive to Help Search for Survivors

But if the throwable machines become stuck, they can hinder rescue crews

(Newser) - Crews now have small robots they can enlist in the search of the rubble at the Florida condominium collapse, but the decision to use them isn't as clear-cut as it might sound. The Teledyne Flir machines are small—one the size of a brick, the other the size of...

After Series of Tragedies, Man Sought New Start in Condo

Among the missing is a widower who sought a fresh start in Florida

(Newser) - Another four bodies were found in the rubble of Champlain Towers South Tuesday night, bringing the death toll in the Florida building collapse to 16—with 147 people still unaccounted for. Among the missing is 52-year-old Harry Rosenberg, a former New York resident who moved to Florida for a fresh...

75 Days Before Condo Collapse, Residents Got Cautionary Letter

Condo board president explained damage was 'significantly worse' than before

(Newser) - "A lot of this work could have been done or planned for in years gone by. But this is where we are now." That’s what Jean Wodnicki, condo board president at the Champlain Towers South condo complex in Surfside, Fla., wrote in a letter to residents on...

Surfside Resident on Close Call: 'I Should Have Been There'

Jay Miller, who traveled to Philly before Florida condo collapse, talks about his survivor's guilt

(Newser) - As a risky search for 150 missing people continues in Surfside, Fla., where the Champlain Towers South condo building collapsed Thursday, killing at least 11, one of the complex's residents is 1,200 miles away in Pennsylvania, grateful he left for his annual trip up north before the building...

At Collapsed Condo Building, a Grim, Risky Search Continues

11 dead, 150 believed to be missing in Surfside

(Newser) - The death toll in the building collapse in Surfside, Fla., has reached 11, with 150 still unaccounted for. NBC Miami has names and photographs of the people whose bodies have been pulled from the rubble. The excruciating wait for news entered its sixth day Tuesday, with search and rescue efforts...

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