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The death toll following the Surfside, Florida condo collapse, has risen to 18, said tonight Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, during a press conference.
Two children are among the in the collapse of a condo in Surfside, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Levine Cava said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The bodies are of children of 10 and 4 years, authorities said, without providing further details.
“Any loss of life, especially given the unexpected and unprecedented nature of this event, it is a tragedy, ”said Levine Cava. “But the loss of our children is too great to bear.”