{"id":291851,"date":"2021-07-06T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T11:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/florida-condo-rescuers-battle-wind-from-tropical-storm-elsa\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T11:37:25","slug":"florida-condo-rescuers-battle-wind-from-tropical-storm-elsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-condo-rescuers-battle-wind-from-tropical-storm-elsa\/","title":{"rendered":"#Florida condo rescuers battle wind from Tropical Storm Elsa"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Florida condo rescuers battle wind from Tropical Storm Elsa<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Moving video shows dozens of rescuers battling through powerful high winds from the fast-app<\/a>roaching Tropical Storm Elsa to continue searching through remains of the collapsed Florida condo building.<\/p>\n

Footage posted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue<\/a> shows heroic workers wearing hard hats scattered throughout the Champlain Towers South building, some working with cranes and others in the rubble.<\/p>\n

Behind them, palm trees sway violently as a sign of the extreme weather they are already dealing with as heavy bands of rain sweeping across the region from Elsa threaten to hamper their efforts Tuesday.<\/p>\n

At times Monday they were forced to pause their efforts because of the deadly threat from thunderstorms, with the crews frustrated at the safety orders, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTruly they live to save lives, and they\u2019ve pushed ahead no matter what is thrown in their way,\u201d she said at an evening news<\/a> conference.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain also meant most of the heavy rubble was quickly filled with water, officials said \u2014 but the mayor insisted it was still a \u201crescue\u201d and not a \u201crecovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue teams are already dealing with heavy bands of rain from Tropical Storm Elsa threatening to hamper their efforts.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cThere is hope there are voids to continue the search and rescue operation,\u201d she said about the possibility of finding survivors, even though no one has been rescued alive since the first hours after the collapse.<\/p>\n

Four more victims were discovered Monday \u2014 the 12th day of the rescue \u2014 raising the death toll to 28 people. Another 117 people remained unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

Crews had by late Monday removed 4.8 million pounds of concrete, with the mission getting a big boost when the unstable remaining portion of the building came down Sunday.<\/p>\n

The demolition \u2014 prompted by fears that the structure could fall \u2014 allowed rescuers into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms.<\/p>\n

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Tropical Storm Elsa\u2019s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 60 mph early Tuesday and could strengthen to near hurricane levels before it makes landfall.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cLikely a lot of people who were sleeping at that time, unfortunately,\u201d Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the Surfside site on Monday, told the Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The demolition also allowed heavy equipment to now move freely around the site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe site is busier and more active now than I\u2019ve seen it since we began, now that the damaged building is down,\u201d Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said.<\/p>\n

City of Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll said that rescuers \u201cremain focused on our primary mission\u201d no matter the odds against them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that is to leave no stone unturned and to find as many people as we can and to help bring either some answers to family and loved ones or to bring some closure to them,\u201d Carroll said.<\/p>\n

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The demolition of the remaining structure of Champlain Towers South allowed rescuers into previously inaccessible areas.<\/figcaption>
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Elsa\u2019s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 60 mph (95 kph) early Tuesday \u2014 and could strengthen to near hurricane strength before it makes landfall in Florida, the National Weather Service has warned<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It will bring heavy rain and even a few tornadoes to south Florida, the agency said.<\/p>\n

The National Hurricane Center is warning of life-threatening storm surge<\/a> along portions of the west coast of Florida Tuesday night and into Wednesday. <\/p>\n

A hurricane watch has also been issued for a portion of the west-central and Big Bend coast of Florida, where hurricane conditions are possible Tuesday night and early Wednesday, the agency added.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is hope there are voids to continue the search and rescue operation,\u201d Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said about the possibility of finding survivors.<\/figcaption>
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The mayor said rescue crews can continue to work in winds up to 30 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Gov. DeSantis on Monday expanded an existing state of emergency to cover a dozen counties that span an area of Florida where Elsa is expected to make a swift passage on Wednesday. President Biden approved an Emergency Declaration for the state ahead of the storm.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n