News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Final death toll from Florida condominium collapse put at 98

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 12:39 PM

Remains of the last person still listed as missing in the collapse of a Florida condominium tower on June 24 have been recovered and identified, bringing the final confirmed death toll to 98, Miami-Dade County officials said on Monday.   Read more »

Bangkay ng seafarer na inanod sa sapa, natagpuan sa Ilocos Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 03:34 PM

Patay na nang matagpuan ng mga awtoridad ang isang 51 anyos na seaman matapos tangayin ng rumaragasang tubig sa sapa sa Barangay Callitong sa bayan ng Burgos, Ilocos Sur umaga ng Lunes.  Read more »

Florida condominium collapse death toll rises to 90, with 31 missing

Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 06:50 AM

Another 31 people were still "potentially unaccounted for," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.  Read more »

Florida ending search for survivors after building collapse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 01:40 PM

Florida rescuers have made the "extremely difficult decision" to end their search for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building which partially collapsed nearly two weeks ago, Miami-Dade county mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday. Read more »

'Zero chance' of finding survivors in collapsed Florida building, says official

Brad Brooks, Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 06:43 AM

Two weeks after a Miami-area condominium tower collapse, there is now "zero chance" that survivors could still be found in the rubble, a fire official told family members on Wednesday. Read more »

Searchers recover 8 more bodies from Florida condo tower

Francisco Alvarado, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 06:51 AM

The search for more victims is carrying on despite the approach of Tropical Storm Elsa, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches South Florida.  Read more »

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 28, with 117 missing

Francisco Alvarado, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 06 11:54 AM

SURFSIDE (UPDATE) - The death toll from a collapsed Miami-area condominium rose to 28 on Monday after the controlled demolition of the remainder of the building on Sunday night enabled rescuers to expand their search, officials said. Read more »

Rest of collapsed Florida apartment block demolished ahead of tropical storm

Gianrigo Marletta, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 01:06 PM

A controlled explosion brought down the unstable remains of the collapsed apartment block in Florida late Sunday ahead of a threatening tropical storm, with the confirmed death toll at 24 and 121 people missing.   Read more »

Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town

Shingo Ito and Quentin Tyberghien, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 07:23 AM

Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.   Read more »

Florida collapse toll now 24, rest of building to be razed soon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 07:45 AM

Rescuers recovered two more bodies to bring the death toll in the Florida apartment block collapse to 24, authorities said Saturday, vowing to quickly raze the rest of the structure before the potential arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa.  Read more »

Florida building collapse toll rises to 22

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 09:12 AM

Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida on Friday, bringing the death toll from last week's tragedy to 22, with 126 people still unaccounted for, officials said. Read more »

Death toll rises to 18 nearly a week after Florida condo collapse

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 10:52 AM

Nobody has been pulled alive from the mounds of pulverized concrete, splintered lumber and twisted metal since the early hours of the disaster in the oceanfront town of Surfside, Florida, adjacent to Miami Beach.   Read more »

Death toll rises to 16 in Florida condo collapse

Chris Stein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 07:23 AM

Four more bodies were discovered overnight in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Florida, authorities said Wednesday, as the search for more than 140 people unaccounted for entered its seventh day. Read more »

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 12 with 149 missing

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 11:23 AM

Search-and-rescue efforts stretched through a sixth day on Tuesday at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex where at least a dozen people died and 149 more remained missing amid fading hopes of finding anyone else alive.   Read more »

Search and rescue continues in collapsed Florida apartment

Chandan Khanna, AFP
Posted at Jun 30 08:47 AM

Search-and-rescue teams look for survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, Tuesday.  Read more »

Death toll climbs to 11 in Florida condo collapse, 150 missing

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 11:40 AM

Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more sets of remains from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed as missing four days after the disaster. Read more »

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 9: mayor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 07:39 AM

The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen to nine, the local mayor said Sunday, more than three days after the building pancaked as residents slept.   Read more »

Death toll from Florida building collapse climbs to 5

Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 09:12 AM

The death toll from the partial collapse of a Florida high-rise apartment building rose to five on Saturday as officials continued to hold out hope for survivors, following the release of an engineering report from three years ago that warned of "major structural damage."   Read more »

Hopes dim as fire hinders rescue efforts at collapsed Florida building

Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 07:48 AM

The search for more than 150 missing residents of a Florida building that collapsed two days ago grew increasingly desperate Saturday evening, as a smoldering fire hampered rescue efforts and officials said they have not located any signs of life in the mountain of debris. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 9, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »