SURFSIDE, Fla. – A week after a 12-story condo building outside Miami collapsed, search officials vowed to press on with the rescue effort around the clock as the death toll rose to 16.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced at a Wednesday news conference that four additional victims had been identified, bringing the total to 16 people dead and 147 still missing.
She said the families of 12 victims had been notified and that four families were still waiting to hear news of their loved ones.
As families cling to fading hope, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said Wednesday that many have asked him when efforts will turn from a rescue to a recovery mission and wondered how long