Four more bodies have been found in the rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment building, a fire official said on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the disaster to 16 people.
Four more bodies have been found in the rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment building, a fire official said on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the disaster to 16 people. M iami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members at a morning briefing that rescuers found the bodies on Tuesday night. He said relatives have not yet been identified. In addition to the four bodies, crews also found other human remains. More than 140 people are still unaccounted for. The discovery of the bodies came the morning after Florida authorities asked the federal government for an additional rescue team to comb the rubble of the tower. The possibility that severe weather in coming days could further stretch Florida’s search and rescue resources prompted state officials to ask the federal government for the additional team, Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said on Tuesday.
