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Search continues after Surfside collapse site demolition

By Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner and Melissa Macaya, CNN

Updated 12:26 p.m. ET, July 5, 2021

What we know so far

• At least 27 people are dead and 118 people are still unaccounted for after a residential building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida.
• The rest of the building was demolished Sunday night, and officials hope it will now be safer to expand their search and rescue efforts.
• The cause of the collapse is still unknown. Investigators continue searching for answers as to what triggered the collapse after a 2018 report raised concerns about structural damage to the condominium.

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Surfside could get thunderstorms and winds tonight as search efforts continue

From CNN's Amanda Watts

Surfside, Florida — where enormous search and rescue effort are underway in the wake of a building collapse — may experience showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds as Tropical Storm Elsa moves north, National Weather Service meteorologist Robert Molleda said.

Surfside is no longer in Elsa's forecast cone, but the area could still receive some rain from the storm.

“Although the forecast has the center of the storm passing closer to the west coast of Florida, we will still feel some intermittent showers, especially tonight and tomorrow. And these showers and thunderstorms will have some brief, but gusty winds and these winds could still be quite strong, across the area,” Molleda said Monday during a news conference. “As well as locally heavy rain, localized flooding possible, and even the possibility of one or two tornadoes across south Florida.” 

Charles Cyrille, division director Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management, said residents should avoid unnecessary travel “as strong winds and heavy rains may make driving hazardous.” 

Cyrille said later on Monday, his division will begin “implementing plans to redeploy assets at the collapse site.” 

4 min ago

Pile of rubble closest to Champlain Towers South collapse was “holding the building up,” mayor says

From CNN’s Gregory Lemos

As search and rescue efforts continue following Sunday night’s demolition of the remaining portion of Champlain Towers South, the Mayor of Miami-Dade County said Monday that a pile of debris closest to the building was actually holding the structure up.

 “This pile, closest to the building, was actually holding the building up and so therefore was not safe to do search activities on that part of the pile,” Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday.

The mayor said possible impacts from Tropical Storm Elsa and the instability of the remaining structure were the impetus for taking the building down.

Levine Cava said search and rescue personnel are looking for voids and possible survivors.