Two children among latest victims found following Miami tower collapse

The remains of children have been found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near Miami for the first time (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/AP)

The remains of children have been found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near Miami for the first time.

Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the death toll stood at 18, saying the remains of sisters Emma, four, and Lucia Guara, 10, had been identified and called the loss “too great to bear”.