At least one person was killed and several others were injured early Thursday when a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in Miami-Dade C

Florida building collapse latest: 1 dead, 50 possibly missing, officials say

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2021-06-24 19:00:09

At least one person was killed and several others were injured early Thursday when a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, authorities said.

The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received a call at around 1:30 a.m. local time about a partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach. A massive search and rescue operation was launched before dawn, as crews carefully combed through the wreckage and remaining structure for survivors.

It's unclear exactly how many residents are missing, but multiple local officials told ABC News there could be as many as 50 unaccounted for based on the number of people in the building.

The Foreign Ministry of Paraguay said six Paraguayan nationals were in the building and still missing: Sophia López-Moreira, the sister of the country's first lady; her husband, Luis Pettengill; their three children; and their nanny, Lady Luna Villalba. President Mario Abdo Benítez canceled his events due to the incident.

So far, crews have rescued 35 people who were trapped in the building and two others from beneath the rubble, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah.

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