LATEST: Death toll rises to 46 in the Miami Beach-area condo building collapse with 100 people still unaccounted for, officials say
, officials said Wednesday while announcing ten more recovered bodies — the biggest single-day spike in the death toll yet.
Of the 46 people confirmed dead, 32 have been identified and their families notified, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday.a search and rescue mission, though sounding less hopeful as Thursday will mark two weeks since the collapse. "First responders are searching the pile as if they’re searching for their own loved ones," Levine Cava said. But the families have been"supported to come to closure as soon as possible."President Joe Biden, who visited the area last week, called to offer his continued support, according to the mayor.
The debris are being sorted and then stored in a warehouse as potential evidence in the investigation into why the building collapsed, officials said.revealed previous concerns about the structural integrity of Champlain Towers South