Dozens still remain missing.
At least 86 people are now confirmed dead while dozens still remain missing at the site of a condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, officials said Saturday, as the search and rescue effort has officially shifted to a recovery operation. “Our teams are continuously working tirelessly to make progress on the site of the collapse, with one shared purpose: To bring closure to the families who are waiting for news of their loved ones,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday morning. A massive section of the condo collapsed at around 1:30 a.m. on June 24, just days before the building’s owners were set to start payments on a repair job. The cause of the 40-year-old building’s collapse is still unknown, but there were numerous signs its structure was not in good shape.
