After the partial collapse of a twelve-story apartment building in the US state of Florida, the number of recovered fatalities continues to rise. Four other victims were found in the rubble, said the mayor of Miami-Dade district, Daniella Levine Cava, on Wednesday at the accident site in Surfside near Miami. The number of deaths increased to 16. According to the local politician, 147 people are still missing.
The building near the beach with around 130 residential units had partially collapsed on Thursday night. The misfortune surprised people in their sleep. A desperate search for survivors has been going on ever since. (SDA / bra)