Photo: ReutersThe partially collapsed Miami-area apartment building where 24 people are confirmed dead will be demolished head of the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa, officials say. Once the building was down, rescue efforts would resume, she said, noting it was 11 days since the collapse. After moving across Cuba later on Sunday and Monday, the storm was forecast to approach western Florida on Tuesday or Wednesday. Miami Beach canceled its Independence Day celebrations. All residents of another building, Crestview Towers in North Miami Beach, were told on Friday to leave immediately after engineers found serious concrete and electrical problems, officials said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2021 00:45 UTC