U.S. urges Americans in Afghanistan to leave immediately
A security alert urges Americans to leave on commercial flights as Taliban militants are attacking Afghan cities.
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A security alert urges Americans to leave on commercial flights as Taliban militants are attacking Afghan cities.
As of Saturday morning, 43 people were potentially unaccounted for, according to officials.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said a cat was found alive near the rubble and was reunited with its family on Friday.
Another 76 people are potentially unaccounted for, officials said.
At least one person was killed in Florida. At least 10 people were injured after a suspected tornado struck a Navy base in Georgia.
Officials said 86 people are still unaccounted for. Crews will transition from search and rescue to a recovery operation by the end of the day.
Search crews at the collapse site worked through the night while dealing with the rain bands and gusty wind from Tropical Storm Elsa.
"We're doing everything we can to move forward with demolition as soon as we have a final path to do so," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Saturday.
At least 18 people died in the collapse and more than 140 are unaccounted for.
The letter from the condo board president explained that the cost of work and repairs needed on the building rose from an estimated $9.128 million in 2018 to over $16 million as of April.
More than 150 people remained unaccounted for Saturday.
An "extreme" and dangerous heat wave is expected to begin in the northwestern U.S. on Saturday with the potential to smash multiple records, say forecasters.
Search and rescue teams are continuing to work around the clock in hopes of finding any survivors.
At least one person is confirmed dead after much of a multi-story condominium building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble in Surfside, near Miami Beach, authorities said.
A mattress could be seen near the boy as he was rescued and placed on a backboard.