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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>Fears Miami Beach luxury apt building collapse death toll will soar after official says 51 people are unaccounted for as dramatic footage emerges of moment 12-story building crumbled overnight, leaving at least one dead </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>Huge emergency search and rescue operation is underway after the beachfront condo tower, Champlain Towers South, collapsed at about 1.30am Thursday morning in the Miami neighborhood of Surfside</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>One woman has been confirmed dead and at least 10 people were injured, as officials say they have yet to account for 51 people who are believed to have lived in the building </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>It was unclear whether any, or all of them, were inside at the time of the collapse </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>First responders rescued 35 people from the damaged building and two people, including a young boy, were pulled from the rubble in the early stages of the search operation </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>Rescue teams are currently using machinery and dogs to help trawl the wreckage for any survivors with hope of rescuing more people or recovering bodies trapped under the rubble</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e"><strong>The building, which contains about 136 apartments, of which 55 were destroyed</strong>. <strong>Authorities said the building was &#8216;substantially full&#8217; when it collapsed</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#332e2e">Cause of collapse is yet to be determined, but a<strong>uthorities have confirmed that renovations had been underway on the roof</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382362"/><figcaption><strong>The surveillance video, captured the horrifying moment portions of the 12-story Miami Beach apartment building crumbled and sending a huge cloud of debris into the air when it collapsed in the early hours of Thursday morning</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Authorities say 51 people are currently unaccounted for after a 12-story Miami Beach apartment building collapsed overnight. <br>Horrifying surveillance footage, obtained by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/at-least-1-dead-35-rescued-after-partial-building-collapse-at-champlain-towers-in-surfside/">WSVN</a>, has emerged showing the moment the Champlain Towers South beachfront building collapsed at about 1.30am this morning in Miami&#8217;s Surfside neighborhood, sending a huge cloud of debris into the air.<br>So far the death toll stands at one as hundreds of fire and rescue workers and K9 units continue to work through tons of rubble in search of any survivors. Authorities confirmed one woman h and at least 10 people injured when the building collapsed. <br>Thirty-five people were rescued from the damaged building. Two people, including a young boy, were pulled from the rubble in the early stages of the search operation. Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman told CNN that officials have yet to account for 51 people who are believed to have lived in the building. It was unclear whether any, or all of them, were inside at the time of the collapse. </p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382364"/><figcaption><strong>A huge emergency search and rescue operation is underway after the beachfront condo tower, Champlain Towers South, collapsed at about 1.30am this morning in the Miami neighborhood of Surfside. One woman has been confirmed dead and at least eight people were injured</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rescue teams are currently using machinery and dogs to help trawl the wreckage for any survivors. Authorities fear many more people may be dead or remain trapped under the rubble. <br>&#8216;The building has literally pancaked,&#8217; Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said.<br> &#8216;That is heartbreaking because it doesn&#8217;t mean to me that we are going to be as successful as we wanted to be in finding people alive.&#8217;<br>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said it was possible that more victims could be found in the rubble, saying: &#8220;We&#8217;ll hope for the best in terms of additional recoveries, but we are bracing for some bad news, just given the destruction that we&#8217;re seeing.&#8217; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Champlain-Towers-South-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382394"/><figcaption><strong>The building, a twelve-story apartment block called Champlain Towers South (pictured), collapsed about 1.30 am Thursday morning.</strong></figcaption></figure>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Horrifying moment 12-story Miami Beach apartment building collapses</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Emergency crews were going from balcony to balcony with a fire ladder on the side of the building that was left standing, seemingly looking for people who might be trapped.<br>Surfside Commissioner Eliana Salzhauer said search and rescue operations could &#8220;play out for days.&#8221; A lightning storm was complicating those efforts Thursday morning.<br>According to the records the Champlain Towers South, was built in 1981. It is located across from a sandy beach in the oceanfront community of about 6,000 people. The building was undergoing the process of inspection for its 40-year recertification, which takes about a year, Salzhauer said.<br>The nearby &#8220;sister-building,&#8221; Champlain Towers North, was built around the same time, according to the commissioner.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rescue-efforts-at-site-of-12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-that-crumbled-2-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382397"/><figcaption>Emergency personnel from multiple fire departments and other agencies (pictured) were seen working at the scene of the partial building collapse in Miami Beach</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382368"/><figcaption><strong>Hundreds of firefighters were seen walking through the wreckage, picking up other survivors and carrying them away. Authorities fear many more people may be dead or remain trapped under the rubble</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382369"/><figcaption><strong>Rescue teams rescued 35 people from the damaged building and two people, including the young boy, were pulled from the rubble in the early stages of the search operation</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hundreds of firefighters were seen walking through the wreckage, picking up other survivors and carrying them away. Authorities fear many more people may be dead or remain trapped under the rubble<br>Two people, including the young boy, were pulled from the rubble in the early stages of the search operation. <br>The man who heard his cries said in an interview with MSNBC said: &#8220;He was saying &#8216;can you see me? Can you see me? Please help.&#8217; Nicholas Balboa said he was walking his dog when he heard the thunderous sound of the building collapsing. He ran to the scene and saw the boy who was rescued stick his hand through the rubble. &#8221; <br>Balboa said he went over to the trapped boy and flagged police.<br>&#8220;I just told him &#8216;we&#8217;re here. We&#8217;re not going to leave you,'&#8221; Balboa said. <br>The police officer that came told us to move back and I basically told him I&#8217;m not leaving. You&#8217;ll have to arrest me first.&#8221;<br>&#8220;It looked like it took somewhere between half an hour to an hour to get him out of there. He was pinned pretty good,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He said his mother was in there with him. I couldn&#8217;t hear her. I couldn&#8217;t see her. So I mean I hope and pray that she&#8217;s OK.&#8221;<br>So far 35 people have been rescued from the damaged building by the teams of first responders.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rescue-efforts-at-site-of-12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-that-crumbled-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382398"/><figcaption>Rescue personnel work near where a portion of the 12-story condo tower crumbled to the ground during a partial collapse of the building in Surfside</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rescue-efforts-at-site-of-12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-that-crumbled-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382401"/><figcaption><strong>Fire and Rescue personnel were seen rescuing some people from their balconies of the partially collapsed building </strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Boy-rescued-from-site-of-12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-that-crumbled-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382378" width="858" height="603"/><figcaption><strong>Rescue teams and K9 units were seen scouring the rubbles for any survivors. They already pulled two people including a young boy from rubble</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The building is located one block away from where Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump currently live had 136 apartments. 55 were destroyed. <em>A</em>uthorities say the building was &#8216;substantially full&#8217; when it collapsed. The collapse left a number of units in the still-standing part of the building exposed. <br>Bunk beds, tables and chairs could be seen still left inside the damaged apartments. Air conditioner units were hanging from some parts of the building where wires now dangled. <br>Photos and video from the scene show the collapse affected half the tower. Piles of rubble and debris surrounded the area just outside the building. The debris from the collapse coated cars up to two blocks away with a light layer of dust.<br>Causes of the collapse have not determined but local authorities confirmed that renovations had been underway on the roof in recent weeks. <br>Mayor Burkett said it was unlikely that the roof work had anything to do with the collapse, instead describing it as a &#8216;catastrophic failure&#8217; of the building. <br>&#8216;It&#8217;s hard to imagine how this could have happened,&#8217; Burkett said. &#8216;Buildings just don&#8217;t fall down. <br>&#8216;There&#8217;s no reason for this building to go down like that unless someone literally pulls the supports out from underneath.&#8217; <br>Burkett suggested that potential causes could be the result of the foundations being washed out or a sinkhole. <br>The Miami-Dade Police have assumed control of the investigation as to why the building collapsed. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Twelve-story flat collapse sparks fear of people trapped in rubble</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382382"/><figcaption><strong>Household items including bunk beds, tables and chairs could be seen still left inside the damaged apartments. Air conditioner units were hanging from some parts of the building where wires now dangled</strong></figcaption></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-2-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382381"/><figcaption><strong>The building is located in Miami&#8217;s Surfside neighborhood had 136 apartments, of which 55 were destroyed</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-8.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382385"/><figcaption><strong>Authorities fear many more may be trapped in the rubbles as the building was fully occupied. The collapse left a number of units in the still-standing part of the building exposed with furniture visible inside some apartments</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-10.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382388"/><figcaption><strong>55 of the 136 units in the condo building were destroyed. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the building to collapse but confirmed that renovations had been underway on the roof</strong></figcaption></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-9.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382387"/><figcaption><strong>Images from the scene suggest a full section of the tower collapsed which left huge piles of debris lying at the surrounding area. Witnesses claim to have heard people screaming beneath the rubble during frantic efforts to free them from the wreckage of the building. There have been dozens of people impacted by the collapse according to local media, but authorities have not yet confirm the final figures on casualties and any damages from the building collapse.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/12-story-Miami-Beach-apartment-building-crumbling-11.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-382404"/><figcaption><strong> Authorities in Miami fear that many people may be dead or remain trapped beneath the rubble at Champlain Towers South following the collapse</strong>. <strong>A portion of the 12-story condo tower crumbled to the ground during a partial collapse of the apartment bloc</strong>k<strong> on Thursday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One witness, who was staying in the south Florida island city with his family, was in a neighboring building at the time and said the collapse sounded and felt like a tornado or earthquake.<br>&#8216;It was the craziest thing I ever heard in my life,&#8217; he told <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/surfside-florida-apartment-partially-collapses-emergency-crews-at-scene">Fox News.</a><br>Witnesses claimed to have heard people screaming beneath the rubble during frantic efforts to free them from the wreckage of the building. <br>One witness told NBC: &#8216;They are able to rescue some people but I heard some screams.&#8217;<br>When the building initially collapsed, more than 80 rescue units were on the scene, including designated teams skilled in retrieving bodies from wreckages. <br>The sea-view condo development was built in 1981 in the southeast corner of Surfside, on the beach. It had a few two-bedroom units currently on the market, with asking prices of $600,000 to $700,000.<br>The area is a mix of new and old apartments, houses, condominiums and hotels, with restaurants and stores serving an international combination of residents and tourists. <br>The community provides a stark contrast from bustle and glitz of South Beach with a slower paced neighborhood feel. <br></p>

One fatality confirmed in Miami Beach apartment building collapse, but fears death toll will soar after official says 51 people are unaccounted for – Surveillance cameras caught horror moment the 12-story building crumbled
