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The death toll in the partial collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, Florida, has reached nine, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says. SOUNDBITE
"We continue to have hope" of finding survivors after a Florida apartment building partially collapsed, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava tells reporters in Surfside, adding that the toll of four dead and 159 people unaccounted remains unchanged. SOUNDBITE
The number of people unaccounted for following the collapse of a Florida apartment block has risen to 159, says the county's mayor, with at least four people known to have died. "We do have 120 people now accounted for, which is very, very good news. But our unaccounted for number has gone up to 159," says Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava. SOUNDBITE
A controlled explosion brought down the unstable remains of the collapsed apartment block in Florida ahead of a threatening tropical storm, with the confirmed death toll at 24 and 121 people missing. IMAGES
Relatives of victims and people missing in the rubble of the beachfront apartment building that collapsed in Florida arrive at the hotel where they will meet with US President Joe Biden. IMAGES