Death toll rises to 27 as search resumes at Florida condo

Remains of building were demolished overnight as rescuers expanded search to previously unsafe areas of rubble pile.

Three more bodies have been found in the debris of a partially collapsed condominium in Surfside, Florida, on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 27, after the remaining parts of the damaged complex were demolished overnight. The bodies were found when search and rescue efforts resumed following the demolition of the remaining part of the Champlain Towers South complex in Surfside. The number of people missing fell to 118, officials said. “To collapse an entire apartment building is a devastating decision and the demolition was in no way a decision that I made lightly,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.