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The death toll from last week's condominium collapse in Florida rose on Friday to 20 after search-and-rescue crews found two more bodies, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter, officials said.
The young girl was the third child to be recovered from the collapse site in the oceanfront town of Surfside, next to Miami Beach.
The search for victims in the rubble, which was suspended for most of Thursday over safety concerns, proceeded on Friday with greater caution and with a watchful eye on a hurricane that could strike Florida within days.
There are 128 people still missing and feared buried beneath tons of pulverized concrete, twisted metal and splintered lumber as the search stretched into its ninth day.
The number of people unaccounted for dropped by 17 from Thursday's figure. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told a news briefing that the totals were fluid, in part because investigators sometimes learned of additional family members when determining whether missing residents were safe.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden travelled to Surfside on Thursday, offering 100 per cent reimbursement of costs related to the search and rescue efforts by the federal government for the first 30 days.
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The young girl was the third child to be recovered from the collapse site in the oceanfront town of Surfside, next to Miami Beach.
The search for victims in the rubble, which was suspended for most of Thursday over safety concerns, proceeded on Friday with greater caution and with a watchful eye on a hurricane that could strike Florida within days.
There are 128 people still missing and feared buried beneath tons of pulverized concrete, twisted metal and splintered lumber as the search stretched into its ninth day.
The number of people unaccounted for dropped by 17 from Thursday's figure. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told a news briefing that the totals were fluid, in part because investigators sometimes learned of additional family members when determining whether missing residents were safe.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden travelled to Surfside on Thursday, offering 100 per cent reimbursement of costs related to the search and rescue efforts by the federal government for the first 30 days.
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