Work was being done on the buildings roof, but the mayor said he did not see how that could have caused the collapse. They chose to live in Champlain Towers South. CORRECTION (Sept. 2, 2021, 9:40 p.m. In those perilous seconds, before the world knew of the more than the 22 who perished and the many missing, they were fighting to survive. The mayor said: Ive lived here my whole life, and Ive never seen anything like this happen. Albert Aguero describes how his family narrowly survived the Surfside condo collapse. A family who survived the Surfside condominium collapse said they were mere feet from losing their lives. But her mother, Angela Gonzalez, and her sister, Deven Gonzalez, did survive. Still, officials had resisted abandoning the Nobody had been found alive since immediately after the Florida building crumbled almost two weeks ago, killing at least 54. July 6, 2021 at 12:02 p.m. EDT. In the hours after the 12-story Champlain Towers South building partially collapsed, the magnitude of the tragedy became clearer. The association is led by president Jean Wodnicki, who survived the collapse. Video and pictures of Jonah being pulled from the rubble the night of the collapse were seen nationwide. Like many other survivors of the Surfside condo collapse, Steve Rosenthal is grateful that he made it out Dozens of people escaped with their lives, but little else. Surfside Resident Who Survived Condominium Collapse Wants Answers NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Susana Alvarez, who lived on the 10th floor of the building that collapsed in Surfside, Florida Fire forced crews to move back, email obtained by Local 10 News says. Getty Images. About six months ago, Sara and Eyal Nir moved to Surfside, Florida with two of their six children. Surveillance video footage indicates that a large north-central section of the building abruptly ET): A previous version of this article misidentified a relative of survivors of the building collapse. A wing of the 12-story building in the community of Surfside came down with a roar, with one side sheared away. Rescuers who rushed to the scene of the Florida condo building collapse reportedly heard banging on a wall and then a woman pleading to be rescued Deven Gonzalez, left, and her volleyball teammate Liyah Deveaux. Initially, 150 people were thought to be missing. Who survived the condo collapse? Residents who survived the collapse of the condo tower near Miami Beach gave chilling accounts of their escape from the part of the building that still stands. Their condo in Surfside had collapsed, and they had just narrowly survived. Initially, 150 people were thought to be missing. Jonahs mother, 54-year-old That was a very difficult night, Scheinhaus said. Its been nearly one week since the catastrophic partial collapse of Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, where now 16 victims are confirmed dead and over 140 remain unaccounted for. MORE: Inside the search for survivors after devastating partial collapse of South Florida condo. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Surfside condo survivor recounts narrow escape from building: 'I don't want to die in this' Their 25-year-old son shares how they escaped the building's shocking and devastating collapse. Alfredo used to joke to his wife shed have to I thought the whole building was going to just collapse. Still, officials had resisted abandoning the At least 9 victims of 98 dead may have initially survived Surfside condo collapse, but were not found by rescue teams, investigation "Four additional victims identified, 152 people still unaccounted for in collapse". CNN. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021. ^ Brown, Julie K.; Neal, David J.; Rabin, Charles; Chang, Daniel (June 28, 2021). "Death toll hits 10 in Champlain condo collapse on fifth day of search for 151 missing". Miami Herald. When I Mr. Candiotti, 67, knows he was lucky to have survived the collapse last month of the condo building in Surfside, Fla. At least 97 of his neighbors did not. Michael is survived by his sons, his parents Anita and Allen, and his sister Debbie. The Lopez family has lived for two decades on the street side of the condo thats still partially intact. But her mother, Angela Gonzalez, and her sister, Deven Gonzalez, did survive. Rescue workers continued digging feverishly for a sixth day Tuesday, after stressing Monday that they could still find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Surfside condo building. In an April letter to unit owners she underlined the importance of completing the repairs to the building. The familys condo was on the ninth floor of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida. 22, and Athena, 14, were all inside the condo at the time A family who survived the Surfside condominium collapse said they were mere feet from losing their lives. SURFSIDE As many as nine of the 98 victims who died in the worst building collapse in modern U.S. history might have survived the initial cave-in, a USA Today investigation suggests. The pool deck of Champlain Towers South suddenly suffered a partial collapse at about 1:14 a.m, followed by the progressive collapse of the central section and eastern wing of the building at 1:22 a.m. EDT on June 24, 2021, The collapse of the building lasted less than 12 seconds. A 15-year-old boy who miraculously survived the Miami condo collapse was sitting in his bedroom next to his mother when the building gave way and she was killed, according to a lawsuit filed by the family. The uncle of a 15-year-old who survived the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, two weeks ago called the man who found the Surfside condo survivor recounts narrow escape from building: 'I don't want to die in this' Champlain Towers South is the 13-story beachfront building that collapsed June 24. Residents of a partially-collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, have spoken out about what they heard, felt, and saw during the disaster, as search and rescue efforts continue. Nearly 20 people were rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. As of Friday, some 159 people were still unaccounted for following the collapse of the northeast section of Champlain Towers early Thursday morning, The woman is Tayler Scheinhaus, not Taylor Gonzalez. Magaly Elena Delgado, 80, and a City of Miami fire fighter's 7-year-old daughter were also pulled from the destruction site. FILE - In this June 30, 2021, file photo, light shines on the Champlain Towers South as search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors of the partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, Fla. "That was a very difficult night," Scheinhaus said. Search and rescue efforts continued Thursday night in South Florida after a 12-story condo partially collapsed overnight, killing at least one person. "The building is literally pancaked," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said. "It has gone down, and I mean theres just feet in between stories where there was 10 feet. Rosenthal is not the only survivor who has shared their story. 9/11 fire commissioner sees 'less hope' in finding condo collapse survivors. A beachfront condo building partially collapsed Thursday around 1:30 a.m. outside Miami. Residents of a partially-collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, have spoken out about what they heard, felt, and saw during the disaster, as search and rescue efforts continue. Marcus Guara, Lucia Guara, 10, Emma Guara, 4, Anaely Rodriguez, 42, and Andreas Giannitsopoulos, 21 were also named as victims that perished in the rubble. The seaside condo development was built in 1981 in the southeast corner of Surfside. A teen and her mom survived after falling several floors in Florida condo collapse. 92 victims have been identified as the search and recovery effort nears completion. SURFSIDE (CBSMiami) Its an agonizing wait for some families and friends waiting to learn if their loved ones survived a partial collapse of a According to The Telegraph, another Haitian man survived underneath a pile of rubble for over three weeks by drinking sewage water . In a TODAY exclusive Thursday, the family spoke to Kerry Sanders in their first interview since their incredible survival of a collapse that with one side sheared away. Residents who survived the collapse of the condo tower near Miami Beach gave chilling accounts of their escape from the part of the Who survived Surfside condo collapse? (CNN)The uncle of a 15-year-old who survived the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, two weeks ago called the That total, almost 10% of the fatalities, includes one victim who fire rescue logs show was still alive about 10 hours after the devastating tragedy in Surfside, Florida. The family's condo was on the ninth floor of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida. The building about 15 miles north of Miami had 136 units, of which about 80 were occupied, officials said. Nobody had been found alive since immediately after the Florida building crumbled almost two weeks ago, killing at least 54. People visit the memorial that has pictures of some of the victims from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 15, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. A high-rise condo building in Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed on June 24, leaving at least 95 people dead, with as many as 14 potentially still missing Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers tried to save her in the early hours after the condo collapse, but she didn't make it.