On June 29, 2021, family members held a vigil for the missing victims of the Surfside condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, United States. Getty Images | Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency Three more fatalities of the partial condo collapse in Surfside, Florida have been found, increasing the total death toll to 27, officials announced Monday. After the rest of the structure was demolished in a controlled explosion Sunday night, a search-and-rescue mission continued. “We’re on day 12,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, “and clearly, the longer we go, the harder it is to identify survivors.” Since a portion of the apartment fell on June 24, 118 individuals have been reported missing. Due to concerns about Tropical Storm Elsa’s potential threat to the rest of the building, officials suspended search-and-rescue operations on Saturday before razing the rest of the partially collapsed condo. High winds and heavy rain are expected in the Miami area, according to federal forecasts, but the city is expected to avoid the worst of the storm, which is expected to travel northward on Monday and to the west of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Local authorities had already advised residents in the vicinity to take cover and close all windows, doors, and air intakes. The shelter-in-place order will be lifted two hours after the demolition is completed, according to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. During a press conference early Saturday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that the state will cover all demolition costs./n
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