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1 year ago
New findings revealed in Surfside condo collapse investigation
A report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology said "the construction of the pool deck deviated from design requirements."
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1 year ago
Families gather to remember victims of the Florida condo collapse
Plus, a call for a permanent memorial on the site that would conflict with a developer's plan to construct a new building at the location.
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Surfside condo that killed 98 was not built to code, federal investigators say
Officials revealed preliminary findings regarding the Surfside collapse, but a victim's father says it feels like there is an "excessive delay" with the investigation.
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Developer submits plans for new condos at Surfside building collapse site
Nearly two years after the deadly Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, another 12-story condominium building could be built at the oceanfront site.
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'I feel like I left them behind': Surfside building collapse survivor
ABC News' Victor Oquendo spoke with Champlain Tower South survivors and rescuers, recounting one of the deadliest structural disasters in American history.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Jill Biden grieves with Surfside families on 1-year anniversary of collapse
First lady Jill Biden spoke Friday morning at the site of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.
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Families remain heartbroken 1 year after Surfside condo collapse
Survivors of the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse remember their lost loved ones on the anniversary of the tragedy that took the lives of 98 people.
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1 year after Surfside collapse, local officials still working on building safety
One year after 98 people died in the Surfside condominium collapse, officials say there's still a long way to go to ensure the safety of other South Florida buildings.
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Families remain heartbroken 1 year after Surfside condo collapse
Survivors of the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse remember their lost loved ones on the anniversary of the tragedy that took the lives of 98 people.
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A year after Surfside condo collapse, investigators still don't know the exact cause
Nearly one year after the deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, federal investigators say they still haven't pinned down what specifically caused the failure.
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Total Surfside building collapse settlement now tops $1 billion
The settlement for victims of the catastrophic collapse is now $1,004,600,000.
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Nearly $1B settlement announced in deadly Surfside condo collapse
Nearly 100 people were killed when the building collapsed last June.
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Nearly $1 billion settlement reached in Surfside building collapse
A $997 million settlement in the Surfside building collapse was announced Wednesday afternoon.
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3 years ago
Tentative settlement reached in Surfside building collapse
A final approval hearing will be held on March 30.
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Surfside tragedy
Surfside, Florida, Congress woman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on marking 3-month anniversary of condo collapse.
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Helping those who responded to the Surfside condo collapse
A team from the University of Central Florida was deployed to Surfside to make sure first responders had the mental health support they needed.
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Body camera shows initial response after Surfside building collapse
Newly released footage shows first responders just minutes after the fatal building collapse near Miami Beach in June.
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Newly released footage shows chaos, shock minutes after Surfside building collapse
The screams of people shouting for help can be heard in newly released body cam footage from officers responding to the June 24 collapse of the Surfside condo building.
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Newly released video shows chaotic moments after Surfside condo collapse
Ninety-eight people were killed when the condominium in Miami collapsed in late June.
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Final Surfside building collapse victim is identified
The remains of the last victim of the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse have been identified, a relative confirmed to ABC News Monday.
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What we know about the victims of the Surfside building collapse
Local police have released the names of all but three of the victims.
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Firefighters return home a month after Surfside collapse
The firefighters had been camping out at the site of the building collapse for weeks as the rescue mission turned into a recovery effort.
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3 years ago
911 calls from condo collapse reveal residents’ terror
Some of the calls came from residents trying to escape. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt has the details.
3 years ago
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Chilling 911 calls released from Surfside condo collapse
For the first time, officials released calls from residents who raced to escape the collapse. Plus, documents show warning signs were reported as early as 1996.
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'You gotta get us out of here': Surfside 911 calls convey panic, disbelief
911 calls from Surfside residents convey panic and disbelief in wake of the condo building's partial collapse last month.
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911 calls released in Surfside condo collapse
Authorities released 911 calls from witnesses and people who were trapped in the Surfside building collapse. Town documents have revealed problems with the pool deck and underground parking garage.
3 years ago
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Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 94
At least 94 people have been confirmed dead since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida last month.
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Collapsed Surfside building needed repairs in 1996
Documents show that areas of the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida, needed repairs as early as 1996.
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Documents show garage ceilings of Surfside building were problematic as early as 1996
There are at least 95 confirmed deaths from the collapse.
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At least 94 bodies recovered from Surfside condo collapse
Up to 22 people remain unaccounted for as crews continue to remove over 14 million pounds of concrete and debris.
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Florida official tests positive for COVID-19, raising concern about Surfside site
Jose "Pepe" Diaz, chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, and his chief of staff, Isidoro Lopez, have both tested positive for COVID-19.
3 years ago
3 years ago
90 confirmed dead in Surfside collapse
The death toll in the Surfside building collapse reached 90 after crews recovered additional victims over the past day, officials announced.
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3 years ago
Officials give latest update on Surfside recovery
There are now 211 people accounted for and 86 confirmed dead.
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3 years ago
Surfside building collapse death toll rises to 86
Officials announced 62 victims are now identified, 211 people are accounted for and 43 are potentially unaccounted for as the recovery effort entered its 17th day.
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Death toll rises to 78 after 14 more bodies recovered in Surfside building collapse
Officials said that 62 people are still unaccounted for.
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Emotional moments from Surfside building collapse
Mayor Charles Burkett delivered an emotional speech as first responders continue to look for victims of the Surfside building collapse. Over 80 people are still unaccounted for.
3 years ago
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Surfside survivor recalls harrowing escape from collapsed building
On June 24, Zulia Taub watched her life crumble to the ground.
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3 years ago
Recovery crews at Surfside building collapse find 4 more bodies
Officials give an update in the recovery efforts at the building collapse, as the death toll rose to 64.
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At least 60 dead, 80 still unaccounted for two weeks after Surfside collapse
Authorities announced overnight that search and rescue efforts are transitioning to a recovery operation.
3 years ago
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Surfside building collapse: Search and rescue shifts to recovery mission
At least 54 people have been confirmed dead since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in Florida last month, officials said Wednesday.
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Death toll rises to 60 after more bodies recovered in Surfside building collapse
Officials say that 80 are still unaccounted for.
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Surfside rescue mission officially pivots to ‘recovery’
After 14 days of searching, authorities determined there is no chance of finding more life in the rubble from the Miami Beach condo collapse.
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Surfside building collapse now a recovery mission
Officials notified families of the shift in search efforts as the death toll jumped to at least 54 people on Wednesday. Survivors who made it out of the building lost everything in the collapse.
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Surfside officials announce rescue is now a recovery effort
Officials made the difficult decision to transition operations from search and rescue to recovery.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Mayor of Surfside 2 weeks after deadly building collapse
With 36 people confirmed dead with 109 missing, Mayor Charles Burkett updates us on Elsa’s impact on the search and more details surrounding this tragedy in his community.
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Race against time for search and rescue at Surfside condo
Officials said they aren't seeing many positive signs in the wreckage as Elsa approaches the site of the Surfside tower collapse.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Emails suggest slow response to repair plans in the weeks before Surfside collapse
Surfside condo board members and town officials grappled with issues related to the building's 40-year recertification in the days before its collapse, emails show.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Surfside collapse raises safety concerns in nearby buildings
The Champlain Towers South collapse prompted safety reviews of other buildings in the region. Sonia Bortolin, who lives in Crestview Towers a few miles north, was ordered to evacuate last week.
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Surfside official death toll rises to 36 ahead of storm
Tropical Storm Elsa drenched Key West, Florida, Tuesday morning and may strengthen during the day as it nears Tampa Bay. Rescuers in Miami are still searching for Surfside victims in rain and wind.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Officials: At least 32 dead, 113 unaccounted for in Surfside collapse
The mayor of Miami-Dade County says officials can only confirm about 70 of the 113 unaccounted for were in the building at the time of the collapse.
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