Mayor: 90 Deaths Confirmed In Florida Condominium Collapse

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FILE - A member of the Israeli search and rescue team, left, salutes in front of the rubble that once was Champlain Towers South during a prayer ceremony, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. The Israeli search and rescue team that arrived in South Florida shortly after the Champlain Towers South collapsed last month is heading home after an emotional sendoff in Surfside. The team planned to leave Florida on Sunday, July 11. During a brief Saturday evening ceremony, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava thanked the battalion for their “unrelenting dedication." (Jose A Iglesias/Miami Herald via AP)

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are making progress in identifying the victims of the deadly building collapse in Florida last month. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed.

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Among them are 71 bodies that have been identified. Their next of kin has been notified. Some 31 people remain listed as missing.

Levine Cava also said that the unrelenting search amid the rubble has resulted in the recovery of over 14 million pounds of concrete and debris.

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Liam K. Nuj
Liam K. Nuj
3 years ago

Boruch Dayan HaEmes ברוך דיין האמת.
Any official explanation on why the number of the unaccounted keeps dropping faster (B”H) than the number of bodies recovered?