Daniella Levine Cava

Final death toll from Florida building collapse put at 98

Last victim of building collapse identified, officials say, more than a month after the catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives and became the largest non-hurricane related emergency response in US state history.

Miami condo collapse toll rises to 94, as identification grows complicated

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 83 of those found have been identified while 22 people are still missing.

Florida ends search for survivors as Miami building collapse toll rises

Searchers extract 18 more bodies from rubble, raising the overall death toll to 54 with 86 people still unaccounted for, officials say.

Elsa batters Cuba as it approaches Florida with increased intensity

The storm heads north toward the Florida Keys, gaining slightly in intensity after leaving a trail of destruction through the Caribbean that claimed at least three lives.

Rest of collapsed Florida condo to be demolished ahead of storm

Once the building is down, rescue efforts will resume, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, as beachside communities planned more subdued events for the Fourth of July.

Rescuers say survivors could still be inside Miami collapsed building

Searchers say they could still find survivors in remnants of Florida condo building as death toll climbs to 10 while 151 people remain unaccounted for.

Families hold onto hope as Miami building collapse toll rises to 9

Scores of rescue workers remained on the massive pile of rubble, working to find survivors among the more than 150 people who remain unaccounted for in eastern US city.

'Deep fire' slowing rescue effort at collapsed Florida condo as toll rises

Rescuers used infrared technology, water, and foam to battle the blaze while Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the smoke has been the biggest challenge.

Many feared dead in Miami residential building collapse

Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scour through tonnes of rubble as a 12-storey oceanfront residential building partially collapses in southern Florida, with at least one person dead and 99 still unaccounted for, officials say.