
In Surfside, a grieving community comes together as hope fades for those trapped in building collapse
CNN
As the chances of finding survivors diminish following the condo tower collapse in South Florida, loved ones of those still missing spend their days filled with hope and fear.
Shell-shocked evacuees and family members gather daily on the second floor of a hotel in Surfside to get updates. Between tearful calls and hugs from visiting therapists, they sit on white leather chairs scattered around the lobby. At least nine people died and 152 remain unaccounted for following the tragedy at Champlain Towers South.
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on Thursday according to two sources with direct knowledge of his remarks.

The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers on Thursday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of his congressional briefings.











