Tag: Florida
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‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s Covid-19 hot zone
Jacksonville is kind of the epicenter of this with one of the lowest vaccination rates going into July.
August 20, 2021 -
Condo collapse search to continue till last human remains found
According to a news release from Miami-Dade County on Thursday, crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble three weeks after the collapse.
July 17, 2021 -
Florida condo collapse toll reaches 97, search nears end
Alvaro Zabaleta Miami-Dade police spokesman said the search for any other possible victims would continue
July 16, 2021 -
Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90
“To give you an answer when we feel we’ll recover everyone, I can’t give you an exact date,” the Miami-Dade fire chief said
July 12, 2021 -
Families of condo victims bond together
There has been a sort of shift I think toward acceptance but also obviously with that comes some sadness, said Maggie Castro, a Miami-Dade firefighter and paramedic
July 10, 2021 -
Death toll in Florida building collapse reaches 78
Allyn Kilsheimer, founder of KCE Structural Engineers, has been hired to lead the investigation into the cause of collapse
July 10, 2021 -
Rescuers unrelenting as toll rises to 64 in condo collapse
Families of victims, residents of the buildings who survived will get financial assistance
July 9, 2021 -
Condo collapse shows town’s rich, middle-class division
The town is known for its clean beaches and a 12-story limit on its buildings, and stands in contrast with neighboring Miami Beach and its world-famous nightlife, Bal Harbour
July 7, 2021 -
Searchers at collapse site ‘not seeing anything positive’
Severe weather from Elsa threatened to hinder search efforts
July 7, 2021 -
Condo collapse lawsuits seek to get answers, assign blame
The lawsuits filed to date accuse the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association of negligence for problems noted as far back as 2018
July 6, 2021 -
Demolition expedites search at condo site as storms threaten
With four more victims found at the site, the death toll has climbed to 28
July 6, 2021 -
Explosions bring down rest of collapsed Florida condo
Work was suspended for 15 hours to shift parts of the remaining building as the approaching tropical storm Elsa triggered urgency
July 5, 2021 -
Florida condo toll rises to 24 as counselors work to ease grief
Florida bills itself as the first state in the nation to establish a “disaster recovery mental health coordinator”
July 4, 2021 -
Second Florida tower evacuated as toll rises to 22
The discovery of the girl’s remains was especially hard on rescuers, Levine Cava said
July 3, 2021 -
Florida condo collapse rescue efforts resume; demolition planned
Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said the halt was worrisome since “minutes and hours matter, lives are at stake
July 2, 2021 -
Florida building collapse toll reaches 18
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory federal safety agency within the Department of Commerce, is expected to announce that they will launch an investigation to determine the technical cause of the collapse of the building located in Surfside.
July 1, 2021 -
Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children
Crews searching for survivors built a ramp that should allow the use of heavier equipment, potentially accelerating the removal of concrete
July 1, 2021