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) N. u9 _/ [5 L/ o, K: ^, vThe mayor of Surfside, where the disaster happened, Charles Burkett, said at an early-morning news conference that some 15 families had walked out of the building.! R* a9 k3 ~$ D% E2 y- C" M
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Most residents would have been asleep when the collapse happened at about 01:00 (05:00 GMT).* Q" @) I, b8 G( q
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"It's heartbreaking because it doesn't seem to me... that we will find people alive," Mr Burkett said.$ |8 d: ^! K/ W
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However, on Friday Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said they would do "everything possible" to locate survivors.
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"We will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive," she said. |
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