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At least 28 people have been confirmed dead and 117 others remain unaccounted for since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in Florida last month.

At least 28 people, including three children, have been confirmed dead and 117 others remain unaccounted for since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last month. The partial collapse occurred around 1:15 a.m. on June 24 at the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach. Approximately 55 of the oceanfront complex's 136 units were destroyed, according to officials. Since then, hundreds of first responders have been carefully combing through the pancaked layers of debris in hopes of finding survivors. The part of the building that remained standing was cleared of any people or pets before it was demolished on Sunday night, due to concerns about its structural integrity. However, it was too dangerous for surviving residents to enter the building to retrieve their belongings, officials said. "Obviously it wasn't worth that risk," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a press conference in Surfside on Monday. "We cannot lose any more people."