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A man was found clinging to the upturned hull of the boat (Pic: @USCGSoutheast)

Dozens missing after boat capsizes off Florida

The US Coast Guard has launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a "suspected human smuggling venture."

US • 26 Jan 22

The building partially collapsed on 24 June

Remains of final victim of Miami collapse recovered

Remains of the last person still listed as missing in the collapse of a Miami-area apartment block last month have been recovered and identified, the Miami-Dade County mayor has said.

US • 26 Jul 21

Search and rescue team members gathered in silence to remember the victims of the collapse

Miami ends search for survivors after building collapse

Florida rescuers have ended their search for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building which partially collapsed two weeks ago, Miami-Dade county mayor Daniella Levine Cava has said.

US • 08 Jul 21

Search and rescue teams at work last night at Surfside, Florida

Miami building collapse death toll rises to 46

The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida has risen to 46 after 10 more bodies were recovered from the rubble outside Miami.

US • 07 Jul 21

Experts and officials have warned that the probability of finding survivors is remote given how much time has passed

First funeral for Miami condo victims to take place

The first funeral for victims of a collapsed Miami-area condo building will be held on Tuesday as mourners gather to lay to rest a family of four,including two young children, nearly two weeks after the disaster struck.

World • 06 Jul 21

A body is removed on a stretcher from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium

Miami death toll rises to 18, 145 still missing

Six more bodies have been found in the ruins of a Miami-area apartment tower, officials have said, bringing the confirmed death toll to 18 nearly a week after the building collapsed.

US • 01 Jul 21

Death toll rises to 16 in US condo collapse

Four more bodies have been discovered in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Florida, authorities have confirmed, as the search for more than 140 people unaccounted for entered its seventh day.

US • 30 Jun 21

The official death toll of 11 is expected to rise

Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse

US President Joe Biden will visit the site of a deadly apartment building collapse in southern Florida later this week, as rescuers scour the wreckage in an increasingly desperate search for survivors.

US • 29 Jun 21

A woman prays at the scene while search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors

Official said Miami building was safe despite warning

A town inspector reassured residents in 2018 that the building that collapsed near Miami last week was in "very good shape," just a month after an engineer warned that the high-rise had suffered major structural damage that required repair, US media has reported.

US • 28 Jun 21

Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tonnes of rubble after the 12-storey residential building partially collapsed

Search for survivors following Miami building collapse

Four people were confirmed dead and 159 unaccounted for following the collapse of an apartment block near Miami Beach, as rescue teams scoured a mountain of rubble in a desperate search for survivors.

US • 25 Jun 21

Pastors gathered around Donald Trump for the opening prayer

Trump vows to bring prayer to public schools

US President Donald Trump has claimed his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a re-election rally to shore up evangelical support.

US • 04 Jan 20

The White House's acting chief of staff said Donald Trump would not profit from the use of the property

Donald Trump to host G7 summit at his own Miami resort

US President Donald Trump will host next year's Group of Seven economic summit of developed world leaders at one of his own properties, according to a White House Official.

World • 17 Oct 19

Emergency personnel searched for signs of life amid the wreckage of concrete

Florida bridge collapse leaves at least four dead

Four people have been killed after a newly installed pedestrian bridge spanning several lanes of traffic collapsed at Florida International University, officials have said.

US • 16 Mar 18

Two killed in Miami funeral home shooting

Police in the Unites States are investigating an incident in which two people were killed and 12 injured in a shooting incident outside a funeral home in Miami.

News • 02 Apr 12

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