Severe weather could hinder Miami condo collapse rescue effort

Search and rescue workers carry equipment onto the rubble of an oceanfront condo building that collapsed the week before (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Authorities in Florida have asked the federal government for an additional rescue team to comb the rubble of a collapsed condo tower.

The possibility that severe weather in coming days could further stretch Florida’s search and rescue resources prompted state officials to ask the federal government for the additional team, Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said on Tuesday.