Tag: Structural failures
Storm threat hangs over renewed search at Florida condo site
SURFSIDE, Fla. — A ramped-up rescue effort at the collapsed South Florida condo building faced new threats from the weather as a tropical storm...
Sisters in Florida condo collapse buried in same coffin
SURFSIDE, Fla. — The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building — so tiny that the 4...
5 dead in southern Mexico from mudslide, drowning
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Four residents of the southern Mexico state of Chiapas died when a landslide caused by heavy rains collapsed their house,...
Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore...
Coach: Mother, daughter rescued after falling several floors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction...
Mayor: Crews did everything possible to find missing pets
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rescue teams combed through closets, looked under beds and even used drones with thermal imaging as they looked for pets...
Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding
HAVANA — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding...
Damage forces evacuation of Miami Beach apartment building
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A three-story apartment building in South Florida was evacuated after an inspector discovered structural damage in a vacant unit.
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Tragedy casts pall over July Fourth holiday in South Florida
The Fourth of July holiday was marked with somber tones in South Florida, where a collapsed building has left at least 24 dead and...
Jill Biden’s travel shows breadth covered by first lady
PHOENIX — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the...