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People embrace Monday at a makeshift memorial outside St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Surfside, Fla., near the site of the Champlain Towers South condo that partially collapsed last week.

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Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was 'Significantly Worse'

1:33pm June 29, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"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.

Members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue team look for survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., on June 26.

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What Led To The Florida Condo Collapse? Here's What We Know So Far

7:01am June 29, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

As one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory continues, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have failed so suddenly.

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building in the town of Surfside, Fla. Some 150 people are still unaccounted for after the building partially collapsed last Thursday.

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Inquiries Into What Went Wrong In Surfside Could Take Years To Complete

3:56pm June 28, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

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.

Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo on Sunday in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse.

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Official Death Toll Climbs To 10: The Latest On The Condo Collapse In Surfside

3:34pm June 28, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Emergency crews have been working at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse around the clock since last Thursday.

Crews work near a open tunnel, center near the bottom, in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo on Sunday in Surfside, Fla. More than 150 people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse.

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The Death Toll From The Surfside Building Collapse Now Stands At 9

3:10pm June 27, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

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.

Rescue workers search the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium on Saturday in the Surfside area of Miami. The building partially collapsed on Thursday.

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Surfside Official Told Residents Their Building Was Safe, Despite Engineer's Warning

2:02pm June 27, 2021

An engineering report in Oct. 2018 warned of "major structural damage" in the Florida building that collapsed last week. The next month, a town inspector said the building was in "very good shape."

In this photo provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, search-and-rescue personnel search for survivors through the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Fla., on Friday.

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Engineers Found Florida Condo Had 'Major Structural Damage' Before It Collapsed

6:09pm June 26, 2021

The 2018 report found major damage to the concrete structural slab below the pool deck and warned that extensive repairs would be needed soon. The mayor is considering evacuating a sister building.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (center) and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (center right) arrive for a news conference near where a section of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on Thursday in the town of Surfside.

Miami-Dade Will Receive Aid From FEMA For The Condo Disaster, DeSantis Says

6:27pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"The people that got out are never gonna go back and live in that building, of course. And so some of them have lost everything that they had," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on Thursday.

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Photos: In The Rubble Where A Surfside Tower Stood, A Grim Search For Survivors

2:54pm June 25, 2021

Rescue teams search for any survivors within the sudden mountain of debris. "That's not an old building," said Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett. "That kind of thing should not be happening."

A man prays Friday near where search and rescue operations are ongoing at the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

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Surfside, Fla., Condo Owners Are Suing The Collapsed Building's Association

2:19pm June 25, 2021

by Bill Chappell

As of Friday morning, 159 people remain unaccounted for as rescue crews work at the scene. The suit says the condo association failed to "secure and safeguard" the owners' lives and property.