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Disasters

Review prompted by building collapse closes Miami courthouse

Review prompted by building collapse closes Miami courthouse

The Miami-Dade County Courthouse will begin undergoing repairs immediately because of safety concerns found during a review prompted by the deadly collapse of a nearby condo building. The death toll from the collapse rose to 86, with 43 people still missing.
by The Associated Press

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California wildfire advances as new heat wave blankets West

California wildfire advances as new heat wave blankets West

Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave hits the U.S. West this weekend, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
by The Associated Press

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52 dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers locked inside

52 dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers locked inside

A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Tears, prayers mark end to search for Miami condo survivors

Tears, prayers mark end to search for Miami condo survivors

The painstaking search for survivors shifted to a recovery effort at midnight Wednesday after authorities said they had come to the agonizing conclusion that there was "no chance of life" in the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside.
by The Associated Press

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10 more bodies recovered; emotional toll of collapse mounts

10 more bodies recovered; emotional toll of collapse mounts

Rescue crews pulled 10 more bodies from a collapsed condo building Wednesday, and the emotional toll mounted as officials fought back tears and lamented the ordeal of exhausted families still awaiting word on missing loved ones.
by The Associated Press

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4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32

4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32

The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building raised the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced new threats from severe weather with Tropical Storm Elsa.
by The Associated Press

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Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed Florida condo

Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed Florida condo

Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
by The Associated Press

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Philippine military plane crashes; 45 dead, 49 rescued

A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops assigned to fight Muslim militants crashed and exploded while landing in the south Sunday, killing at least 42 soldiers on board and three civilians on the ground in one of worst disasters in the air force’s history.
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Forensic team heads to Canadian town destroyed by wildfire

Forensic team heads to Canadian town destroyed by wildfire

A forensic team arrived Saturday in a Canadian town destroyed by wildfire to confirm reports that two people were killed during the fire, which forced residents to abandon their homes with just a few minutes’ notice.
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Demolition preparations begin at Florida condo building with storm looming

Demolition preparations begin at Florida condo building with storm looming

Rescuers suspended their search for the living and the dead in the rubble of a collapsed South Florida condo building Saturday to allow crews to start preparing the unstable remainder of the structure for demolition ahead of a tropical storm.
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