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People lift their hands during a  prayer at the memorial site for victims of the collapsed condo building.

Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 64 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery

By Dakin Andone, Madeline Holcombe, Paul Vercammen and Amir Vera, CNN The death toll in a condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 64, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, after authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery. Four more victims were recovered Thursday, Levine Cava

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A 2020 report found that the Champlain Towers South condo association lacked the funds for necessary repairs.

A 2020 report found Surfside condo lacked funds for necessary repairs. One expert called it a ‘wake-up call’

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN An independent budget review warned the Champlain Towers South condo association that its financial reserves were critically underfunded in the face of urgently needed structural repairs a little over a year before the building collapsed, a document obtained by CNN shows. The condo association only had

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