Surfside, Fla., elects its first Orthodox Jewish mayor
Surfside, Fla., elects its first Orthodox Jewish mayor
The businessman, father of five and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., seemed surprised by his election victory.
(March 17, 2022 / JNS) Shlomo Danziger was elected on Tuesday to be the first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside, Fla.
Danziger, 42, beat two incumbents—Mayor Charles Burkett by 33 votes and Vice Mayor Tina Paul by 23 votes—and garnered about 35 percent of the total votes in the mayoral race,…
Surfside collapse death toll up to 94; Leaders discuss future of site
Surfside collapse death toll up to 94; Leaders discuss future of site
SURFSIDE, Fla. – The death toll from the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 94, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday morning.
It reflects that four more bodies have been found since Sunday morning in a process she acknowledges is getting “more difficult.”
Levine Cava said that 83 of those victims have been identified, with 80 next of kin notified. Another 22 people remain…
Search of collapsed condo shifts from rescue to recovery
Search of collapsed condo shifts from rescue to recovery
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Emergency workers who have spent 14 days pulling apart the rubble of a collapsed condo building near Miami said Wednesday they were switching from rescue to recovery mode, signaling the effort to find survivors was all but over.
The news followed increasingly somber reports from emergency officials, who indicated they had been preparing families for the worst…
With the building razed, the search for victims resumes Monday. Rescuers are hoping that they will gain access for the first time to parts of the garage area that are a focus of interest.
Rebecca Santana and Bobby Caina Calvan at AP, via NewsNation Now:
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
Crews were to begin clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest. Once there, rescuers are hoping that they will gain access for the first time to parts of the garage area that are a focus of interest, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah has said. That could give a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor survivors.
The precarious, still-standing portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building was rigged with explosive charges and set for demolition overnight, Miami-Dade County officials said late Sunday. The work has suspended the search-and-rescue mission, but officials said it will open up new areas for rescue teams to explore.
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Concerns had mounted that the damaged Champlain Towers South building in Surfside was at risk of falling on its own, endangering the crews below and preventing them from operating in some areas. The approach of Tropical Storm Elsa added urgency to the demolition project. The latest forecasts have moved the storm westward, mostly sparing South Florida, but meteorologists have said the area could still feel effects starting Monday.
Jadallah said suspending the search effort was necessary during the drilling work ahead of the demolition because it could cause the structure to fail. Once the structure is gone and its remnants cleared, rescuers should have access for the first time to parts of the garage area that are a focus of interest, Jadallah has said. That could give a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor survivors.
Champlain Towers South, a condo in Surfside, FL that collapsed, got demolished last night.
If anyone out there is following the news about the condo collapse down in Surfside, Florida, and has any questions about what emergency services is doing down there, feel free to hit me up. That's exactly the stuff I used to do back in my FEMA days. I'll be happy to try and answer anything you want to know about what they are doing, how, and why.
