A huge rescue operation is under way in Miami-Dade County, Florida, after a 12-storey residential building partially collapsed, killing at least one p

Miami building collapse: Rescuers search rubble for survivors

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2021-06-24 15:00:03

A huge rescue operation is under way in Miami-Dade County, Florida, after a 12-storey residential building partially collapsed, killing at least one person.

Images from Surfside, north of Miami Beach, show a pile of debris on one side of the building. At least eight people have been injured.

Fifty-one people believed to have been living in the building have not been contacted and are as yet unaccounted for, said County Commissioner José Díaz.

Rescuers pulled 35 people from the wreckage, officials said. Ten were assessed and treated, of whom two were sent to hospital.

"The back of the building, probably a third or more, is totally pancaked," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told a news conference. At least one person had died, and about 30 units were affected, he said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he would travel to South Florida later on Thursday. "We are bracing for some bad news just given the destruction that we're seeing," he warned, saying he thought the quick response from the emergency services had saved lives.

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