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Florida Officials Accelerate Plans To Demolish Unstable Remains Of Surfside Condo As Tropical Storm Approaches

Search and rescue efforts temporarily paused to prepare for demolition.

Jeffrey Cawood
Florida Officials Accelerate Plans To Demolish Unstable Remains Of Surfside Condo As Tropical Storm Approaches
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As Tropical Storm Elsa approaches Florida, authorities there have accelerated plans to demolish what’s left of the Champlain Towers South building in the coming days, concerned that high winds could topple the partially collapsed 12-story condominium structure unsafely.

On Saturday evening, officials announced search and rescue efforts would pause temporarily so crews could prepare for demolition. Two more bodies were discovered overnight, raising the death toll to 24, with 121 people still missing.

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