'Still a nightmare’: Surfside families mark one year since collapse
On the first anniversary of the Surfside condo collapse, many families of those killed say they remain in a state of limbo. A judge on Thursday gave final approval for a $1 billion settlement to families who lost loved ones, but it offers no answers as to what happened, and assigns no blame.
washingtonpost.comDubai developer to buy Florida condo collapse site for $120M
A billionaire developer from Dubai is set to purchase the site of a South Florida condominium that collapsed last June, killing 98 people, for $120 million after no other bids were submitted by the Friday evening deadline for next week’s auction.
How a collapsed pool deck could have caused a Florida condo building to fall
A simulation based on a digital model that factors in witness accounts, visual evidence and construction plans shows that an initial collapse in the pool deck area of Champlain Towers South could have triggered a series of events that brought down much of the building.
washingtonpost.comSecurity guard breaks silence about escaping Surfside condo collapse
A young security guard who worked at the Champlain Towers South building, the Surfside, Florida structure that collapsed on the […] The post Security guard breaks silence about escaping Surfside condo collapse appeared first on TheGrio.
news.yahoo.comPolice identify final missing victim from Surfside condo collapse, which killed 98
Miami-Dade County has identified the final known victim of the Surfside condominium collapse, capping more than a month of recovering bodies and remains of the missing from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South complex.
news.yahoo.comCollins Avenue reopening soon in Surfside. Town’s engineer warns it could cave in
With almost all of the debris removed from the Surfside condo collapse, the oceanfront town expects Collins Avenue to reopen soon around the site of the former Champlain Towers South complex. That’s caused another worry: can the hollowed-out condominium site still support the adjoining road?
news.yahoo.comMiami-Dade's unsafe structure's board frustrated by delays
Miami-Dade County's Unsafe Structure's Board is under pressure to speed up the process for reviewing problematic structures following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South a month ago. Before the tower collapsed June 24, the county board already had a backlog of 1,000 unsafe-structure cases, the Miami Herald reported. If a building can't get an engineer's endorsement that quickly, residents would have to be evacuated, Spencer Errickson, supervisor of the county's Unsafe Structures division, said at a meeting Wednesday.
news.yahoo.com‘Why can’t we rebuild?’ Some Surfside condo owners tell judge they want to stay at property
Yadira Santos, who survived the Surfside condo collapse along with her 8-year-old son, stood at the courtroom podium, overcome with emotion. Many of her neighbors and friends perished in the collapse of Champlain Towers South. So did her condo unit — which she worked for years to pay off.
news.yahoo.comSelling site where Surfside condo collapsed shouldn’t mean there’s no memorial to victims | Editorial
We have just entered the third week since the horrific collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, such a short amount of time, it seems, to start putting a price tag on the property where the building once stood.
news.yahoo.comMiami-Dade judge approves pursuing sale of Surfside property that is site of condo collapse
Hundreds of victims of the deadly collapse of a Surfside condo building could expect to see compensation in the near future, as a Miami-Dade Circuit judge Wednesday approved the planned sale of the oceanfront property, valued at more than $100 million, as well as the disbursement of millions more in insurance payments for property and personal damages.
news.yahoo.comJudge approves sale of site of deadly Florida condo collapse
A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster. At a hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered that the process begin to sell the site of Champlain Towers South, which could fetch $100 million to $110 million according to court records. The court-appointed receiver handling finances related to the condo, attorney Michael Goldberg, said the judge wants the sale to move quickly.
news.yahoo.comSearchers recover personal possessions from collapse rubble
When the body of 4-year-old Emma Guara was pulled from the rubble of last month's Florida condominium collapse, she was wearing the silver necklace her mother recently gave her, the pendant shaped like half a heart and inscribed “Little Sis.” When firefighters found her 11-year-old sister, Lucia Guara, she was not wearing her near-matching necklace, the pendant shaped like the other half of the heart and inscribed “Big Sis.” Lucia had developed an allergic reaction and had temporarily stopped wearing hers, said their aunt, Digna Rodriguez.
news.yahoo.comCoronavirus infects vaccinated leader at Florida condo site
A vaccinated Miami-Dade county commissioner who helped other local officials in Surfside following the collapse of a condominium building announced that he and his chief of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The news release late Sunday from Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz said he and his chief of staff Isidoro Lopez, who also received a vaccine against COVID-19, came down with flu-like symptoms earlier in the day and later tested positive for the virus. Diaz had participated in news conferences and meetings with other officials in Surfside, the Miami Herald reported.
news.yahoo.comA father’s ring, faith objects and the handling of Surfside condo collapse possessions
On Sunday, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett held up a cell phone photo of a search commander holding a ring they believe belongs to still-missing Champlain Towers South resident Dr. Brad Cohen. A bracelet made by Cohen’s 12-year-old daughter, whom Burkett saw praying by herself days after the collapse, adorns Burkett’s left wrist.
news.yahoo.comDeath toll rises to 90 in Surfside condominium collapse. New victims include 3 children
Search crews have discovered an additional four victims of the Surfside condominium collapse, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll from the June 24 catastrophe to 90 with a remaining list of 31 more people feared lost under the rubble.
news.yahoo.comDeath toll rises to 90 in Surfside condominium collapse. New victims include 3 children
Search crews have discovered an additional four victims of the Surfside condominium collapse, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll from the June 24 catastrophe to 90 with a remaining list of 31 more people feared lost under the rubble.
news.yahoo.comMayor: 90 deaths confirmed in Florida condominium collapse
Authorities say they are making progress in the painstaking search for victims of the deadly building collapse in Florida last month. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed in the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, up from 86 a day before. Levine Cava also said the unrelenting search amid the rubble has resulted in the recovery of over 14 million pounds of concrete and debris.
news.yahoo.comTwo weeks later: These 13 photos show the grim reality of Miami condo collapse
A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many of them sobbed.
Surfside condo’s board had a duty to act on engineering firm’s findings, attorney says
In the days after a high-rise condo tower in Surfside collapsed, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens of others missing, the town has released new documents showing that engineers knew about structural deficiencies at the Champlain Towers South Condominium years ago.