Death toll from Miami building collapse rises to 18 as two more victims found

Search and rescue teams look for survivors at the 12-story oceanfront condo, Champlain Towers South, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla., seven days after the building collapsed. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

Two more victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near Miami, an official said, taking the death toll to 18.

Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the information at a news conference, adding that two of the victims were children.