champlain towers south

A November 2020 presentation to residents of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. prepared them for the expensive repairs ahead and warned that "shouting at each other doesn't work!"

As recently as last month, Surfside officials were ordering changes at Champlain Tower South, one designed to protect turtle habitat. Demands never focused on the building's fundamental soundness.

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.

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.

The federal agency that examined the Twin Towers' collapse on 9/11 is one of many that are probing what went wrong at Champlain Towers South.

Eight people were pulled out of the rubble, and one victim passed away at the hospital, officials said on Sunday. Another 150 people remain missing.

The partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., killed at least four people and left another 159 unaccounted for.