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Surfside, Florida, July 7, 2021 - A Members of the Israeli search and rescue team (left) salutes in front of the rubble that once was Champlain Towers South during a prayer ceremony. Members of search and rescue teams and Miami-Dade Fire rescue along with police and workers who have been working at the site of the collapse gathered for a moment of prayer and silence next to the collapsed tower.

Miami Condo Collapse: Search Ends, Recovery Begins

Published on July 8, 2021August 12, 2025

By Madeline Holcombe and Paul Vercammen At the edge of the rubble from a condo building collapse in the Miami-Dade area, first responders, officials, faith leaders and journalists hung their heads for a moment of silence Wednesday evening, honoring those who lost their lives under the debris. The memorial was held after Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine