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An advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows the path of Hurricane Elsa.

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Hurricane Elsa Could Complicate Surfside Search Efforts

3:23pm July 02, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Hurricane Elsa is expected to hit Florida early next week. Officials have begun preparations for potential impact as teams work at the condo site looking for those who remain unaccounted for.

President Biden listens Thursday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

Biden Spends Hours With Families Affected By The Condo Collapse And Pledges More Help

7:05pm July 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.

Moises Soffer, a volunteer member of Cadena International's search-and-rescue team working at the site of the condo building collapse, holds a trained search dog named Oreo in Surfside, Fla., on Sunday.

Rescue Teams Hold Out Hope Of Finding Survivors In Florida Condo Collapse

6:54pm June 30, 2021

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.

A man looks at a memorial Tuesday with pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

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As South Florida Grieves Condo Victims, Miami Beach Cancels Its July 4th Celebrations

12:41pm June 30, 2021

by Avie Schneider

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.

In this June 25, 2021, file photo, rescue personnel work at the remains of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

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More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence

10:07am June 30, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

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.

Rescue workers search the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium, Saturday. Search and rescue teams found another victim buried underneath the rubble on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 12.

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Officials Call For More Federal Help In Champlain Towers Search-And-Rescue Mission

11:14pm June 29, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

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.

Charles Burkett, mayor of Surfside, Fla., (left) talks with Rachel Spiegel, whose mother is missing in the Champlain Towers South collapse.

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How Authorities Are Identifying The Victims Of The Florida Condo Collapse

2:40pm June 29, 2021

Law enforcement in Surfside, Fla., are 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.

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.