‘We’re Here for You’: Biden Meets With Florida Families Amid ‘Unbearable’ Wait

The president said chances were fading that anyone else would be found alive under the mass of concrete and steel left by a collapsed condominium.

Collapse Wasn’t First for Inspector Who Said Tower Seemed in ‘Good Shape’

The chief building official of Surfside, Fla., had worked in at least six South Florida cities. The collapse of a 13-story condo tower prompted a review of his work in at least one city.

Infighting and Poor Planning Leave Condo Sites in Disrepair

Under pressure to keep costs down, many condo boards around the country have little money set aside for big repairs like the ones needed in Surfside, Fla. Some are looking to force a change.

In Miami-Area Collapse, Echoes of 9/11 in the Grief and Rubble

Some who recall the early days following the World Trade Center catastrophe say the reports and images from Florida are almost too familiar.

‘We Are Waiting for You’: An Agonizing Vigil for Surfside Families

Many families have no choice but to navigate an ugly and liminal place where mourning can feel both necessary and premature.

The Bidens will visit the site of the Florida building collapse on Thursday.

President and Jill Biden will visit Surfside, Fla., a week after a condo building collapsed, and are expected to meet with families of the victims and local officials.

Rubble, Narrow Voids, Storms: The Dangerous Rescue Effort in Miami

The death toll rose to 11 as search-and-rescue teams continued to sort through pulverized steel and dig through concrete boulders.

Hope for Survivors Is Quickly Fading at Collapsed Florida Condo

Despite round-the-clock search efforts, rescuers found only a few bodies and scattered human remains amid the wreckage over the weekend.

Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami-Area Building Collapse

Some engineers looking at the failure of a 13-story condo tower in Florida said the collapse appeared to have begun somewhere near the bottom of the building.

Why rescuers appear to move so slowly at the collapsed building near Miami.

The dangers to the rescuers and missing residents are clear and dictate that the process must be slow and deliberate, experts and officials say.

Anxious Residents of Sister Tower to Fallen Florida Condo Wonder: Stay or Go?

The partly collapsed Champlain Towers South scared people who live in Champlain Towers North. But no one has ordered them to evacuate — yet.

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex

A consultant in 2018 urged the managers to repair cracked columns and crumbling concrete. The work was finally about to get underway when the building collapsed.

Frustration Mounts in Search for Survivors of Condo Collapse Near Miami

No survivors were found Friday, and the number of people unaccounted for rose to more than 150. Their families were increasingly losing hope.

Among the Missing: Retirees, Families and a Woman on Her First Trip Abroad

Those unaccounted for after this week’s condominium collapse reflect Miami’s cultural and global reach, losses that may touch so many parts of the world.

Harrowing Condo Collapse Near Miami Prompts Frantic Search for Survivors

One person was confirmed dead and 99 were unaccounted for after a condo building suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night.