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The city of Miami Beach is cancelling its fireworks and other July 4th festivities out of respect for the families and victims of the condominium collapse in neighboring Surfside, Fla.
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It has now been nearly a week since rescue crews last pulled anyone alive from the rubble, but officials in Florida reiterated Wednesday they were not giving up hope.
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It's been nearly a week since part of the building in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. "We still remain hopeful because that's who we are," says Leon Roy Hausmann, a representative of one rescue group.
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At least three lawsuits have been filed in the partial collapse of the building in Surfside, Fla., and attorneys say more are coming. The latest includes the story of one resident's harrowing escape.
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Thunder and lightning storms interfere with searchers as they claw through debris in search of survivors. State officials say an extra federal team would help them deal with inclement weather.
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Rosendo Prieto assured residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium that it was in "very good shape," two years before the 12-story building collapsed. He most recently worked with the city of Doral.
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Law enforcement in Surfside, Fla., is using DNA samples from family members to help identify the victims recovered from the rubble. "It's very emotional," police official Alfredo Ramirez III says.
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"The concrete deterioration is accelerating," the Champlain Towers South's condo board president wrote as she asked for a $15 million special assessment for major structural repairs.
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The Biden administration has provided assistance to rescue efforts through FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers.
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John Pistorino has been hired to investigate the building collapse in Surfside, Fla. He says the process will involve trying to reconstruct parts of the building to see where critical pieces failed.