The number of people confirmed to have been killed after a Florida apartment tower collapsed last month has reached 86, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has said.
No survivors have been pulled alive from the ruins since the first few hours after the 40-year-old building partially caved in on itself early on 24 June.
A total of 43 people remain listed as missing.
Investigators have not determined what caused the 12-storey Champlain Towers South in Surfside to collapse.
Crews working around the clock for 16 days have cut the size of the debris pile from four or five stories to nearly ground level, with some at below-ground level.
"We're definitely at ground level and a few feet below, so we're continuing our efforts," said Miami-Dade fire chief Alan Cominsky.
He said there was no definite timeline for completing the job, but "we're definitely making progress."
The pace at which crews were finding the dead has accelerated since teams demolished a still-standing section of the building over the weekend, allowing greater access inside the ruins and more use of heavy equipment.
Ms Levine Cava said a cat named Binx that had been living on the ninth floor of the building before it caved in had been found alive in the area, calling the discovery after more than two weeks "a small bit of good news".#
Meanwhile, a Miami courthouse is to undergo urgent repairs after a safety review sparked by the tower tragedy found safety concerns.
The decision to review the Miami-Dade County Courthouse and other county buildings was made "out of an abundance of caution," local officials said in a joint statement.
"The engineer's report of the Courthouse identified safety concerns with various floors and recommended floors 16 and above be closed to staff while repairs are swiftly completed," said the statement.
They did not provide specifics about the safety concerns or the repairs that would be needed.
All staff would be forced to work from home after the closure, it added. They had only recently returned to work because of the coronavirus pandemic.
