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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2023
Collapsed Florida condo to be demolished Sunday before storm, search to resume

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Reuters
03 July, 2021, 10:05 pm
Last modified: 05 July, 2021, 08:57 am

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Collapsed Florida condo to be demolished Sunday before storm, search to resume

Search-and-rescue efforts for 121 people missing have been suspended

Reuters
03 July, 2021, 10:05 pm
Last modified: 05 July, 2021, 08:57 am
Search and rescue personnel work at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex in Surfside, Miami, U.S., in this handout image July 2, 2021. MIAMI DADE FIRE DEPARTMENT/Handout via REUTERS
Search and rescue personnel work at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex in Surfside, Miami, U.S., in this handout image July 2, 2021. MIAMI DADE FIRE DEPARTMENT/Handout via REUTERS

The partially collapsed Miami-area condo where 24 people are confirmed dead will be demolished on Sunday night, ahead of the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa, officials said.

Search-and-rescue efforts for 121 people missing have been suspended.

"The demolition will take place tonight between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. (0200-0700 GMT)," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters on Sunday.

Once the building is down, rescue efforts will resume, she said, noting it was 11 days since the collapse.

As of Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Elsa was off the coast of Cuba with winds of 60 miles per hour (95 kph). After moving across Cuba later on Sunday and Monday, the storm was forecast to approach western Florida on Tuesday or Wednesday.

In the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South complex in Surfside, workers were drilling into columns where small explosive charges will be placed to bring the remains of the building down in a small area, officials said.

Residents in nearby buildings do not need to evacuate but should stay indoors and turn off air conditioning due to dust, the mayor said.

Instead of the usual fireworks and flag-waving parties, beachside communities in the area have planned more subdued events for the Fourth of July. Miami Beach canceled its Independence Day celebrations.

Investigators have not determined what caused the 40-year-old complex to collapse on June 24. A 2018 engineering report found structural deficiencies that are now the focus of inquiries that include a grand jury examination.

All residents of another building, Crestview Towers in North Miami Beach, were told on Friday to leave immediately after engineers found serious concrete and electrical problems, officials said.

The move was considered urgent because of the approach of Elsa, North Miami Beach City Manager Arthur Sorey said, adding that the building's owners had not yet begun a mandatory safety recertification process required 40 years after it was built.

"It's definitely not an easy decision," Sorey said. "It's just the right thing to do during these times. It's uncertain what's going to happen with the storm."

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