JUNE 28 (FLORIDA,US): The official death toll from the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium complex near Miami held at nine with more than 150 people still missing.
Rescue teams picked through the rubble for a fourth day without finding further signs of life.
Hope remained that rescuers would yet discover survivors in air pockets that may have formed in the pancaked debris.
What caused the 12-story building to cave in on itself in the wee hours of Thursday as residents slept has yet to be determined.
However, a 2018 engineer’s inspection report found major structural deterioration in the parking garage beneath the 40-year-old tower. – Reuters
