Death toll from Miami building collapse rises to 18 as two more victims found
Two more victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near Miami, an official said, taking the death toll to 18.
Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the information at a news conference, adding that two of the victims were children.
Earlier on Tuesday, officials confirmed they had found four additional victims – the total of six is the highest one-day death toll so far.
Ms Cava said the number of residents unaccounted stands at 147.
No-one has been found alive since hours after the collapse on Thursday June 24.
Search and rescue teams look for survivors at the 12-story oceanfront condo, Champlain Towers South, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla., seven days after the building collapsed. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
