Rescue efforts resume after delay at site of Miami apartment block collapse

Search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing almost a week after it partially collapsed, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida apartment block have resumed, about 15 hours after the work was halted out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure, the mayor said.

Surfside mayor Charles Burkett said he did not know why officials had decided to restart the search. Rescuers were earlier taken off the pile of rubble after crews noticed widening cracks and up to a foot of movement in a large column.