Construction worker killed in partial collapse of Boston parking garage
The worker was preparing the building for demolition when the partial collapse caused him to fall roughly nine stories.
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The worker was preparing the building for demolition when the partial collapse caused him to fall roughly nine stories.
Beginning early Friday night, as many as 30 tornadoes cut through Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. More than 100 people are feared dead, with perhaps the greatest loss of life at a candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., where dozens of workers were killed when the building collapsed. CBS News lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports.
Powerful storms toppled an Amazon warehouse in Illinois on Friday night, killing at least six people, Governor Pritzker said Saturday. Forty-five people were rescued from the site, and officials are now working to recover an unknown number of missing. Watch the governor's remarks here.
Recovery work at the collapsed condo site in Surfside, Florida, ended Friday. At least 97 people died in the collapse. One woman is still missing.
Local shops and restaurants in Surfside, Florida donated food, clothing and more for those in need following last month's condo building collapse. But the pandemic followed by the collapse has put a strain on business owners. Emily Wands, who owns LAHH Salon in Surfside, joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
Authorities confirmed at least 94 people died in the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse. Officials said they will not stop recovery efforts until they find and identify every victim. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told CBSN's Tanya Rivero the building "should have never fallen down."
While rescue operations are uncovering more fatalities from the site of the Surfside building collapse, there was also some positive news: Binx, a cat that was miraculously rescued from the site on Thursday, was reunited with its owner.
First responder Scott Dean describes the emotional toll the recovery efforts in the Surfside condo collapse have taken on rescuers. Manuel Bojorquez shares more.
Fourteen more victims have been recovered in the Surfside condo building collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 78, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday. "This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply," she said. Watch the latest update from officials at the site.
Teams are working around the clock to pull victims from the rubble of the Surfside condo collapse, despite the shift from rescue to recovery. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Search and rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, have now shifted to a recovery operation two weeks after the building collapsed. CBS News' Laura Podesta has more on the difficult transition, and then CBS Miami reporter Brooke Shafer joins CBSN AM to talk about the latest.
The death toll in the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 60 on Thursday after additional victims were recovered. Of those, 35 victims have been identified, officials said at a press conference. Watch their remarks.
As the search efforts at the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse scene shift from a rescue to a recovery mission, emergency crews from around the country are joining the effort to bring closure to families of the missing. Dr. Christopher Valerian from New Jersey Task Force 1 spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about his experiences on the front lines.
The bodies of 10 more victims have been recovered at the site of a Florida condo collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 46, with 94 people still unaccounted for. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Surfside, and reporter Joan Murray of CBS Miami joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the investigation and where recovery efforts go from here.
Less than two weeks after the deadly collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Florida, the condo association, a consulting company and an architecture firm are already facing lawsuits. Tom Hals, a legal reporter for Reuters, spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about who could be held liable for the collapse and the factors that could complicate these suits.
Florida search crews have found four more victims of the Surfside condo collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 32, while 113 people remain missing. Reporter Joan Murray of CBS Miami station WFOR joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest from the scene.
Search and rescue efforts continue in the rubble where part of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood.
Three more bodies have been recovered in the Surfside condo building collapse, bringing the death toll to 27 with at least 118 people still unaccounted for. Officials demolished the rest of the building Sunday night o help aid rescue efforts. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN to discuss.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday evening that the demolition will happen between 10 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday.
Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean Group's chairman and CEO, said in a statement that "This tragedy in our own backyard is heart-wrenching."
Officials from the National Weather Service and Florida emergency management agencies warn that Hurricane Elsa could pose a threat to the state early next week, and they are monitoring for any potential impact at the site of the Surfside building collapse. Watch their remarks from Friday's briefing.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced that the portion of the Champlain Towers South condo building still standing after last week's partial collapse will be demolished for safety reasons. She also said two more victims have been recovered. Watch her remarks from Friday evening's briefing.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced that two more victims have been recovered from the site of the Surfside building collapse, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. She also discussed the potential threat from Hurricane Elsa. Watch her remarks from Friday's briefing.
President Joe Biden traveled Thursday to Surfside, Florida, to visit the site of the collapsed condo building as well as meet with the families of the victims as many are still trapped in the rubble. "They're praying and pleading, that God, let there be a miracle. Let there be something happen with me that's good," Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks.
Work at the site of the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, was paused early Thursday over concerns about the part of the structure that is still standing. Watch an update from officials.