SURFSIDE, Fla. — The demolition of the rest of the partially collapsed Florida condo building could come as early as Sunday as rescuers suspended their search for the remaining 121 people still unaccounted for and officials braced for an incoming tropical storm.
The decision to move up the demolition of the rest of the Champlain Towers South came Saturday as officials in charge of the search and rescue in the rubble feared the structure could collapse as Tropical Storm Elsa brings strong winds to south Florida.
Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told the families of missing loved ones that the search and rescue operation had to be suspended while demolition crews drilled