Death toll climbs as recovery efforts continue at Miami building collapse site

Rubble and debris of the Champlain Towers South condo can be seen in Surfside, Florida (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Rubble and debris of the Champlain Towers South condo can be seen in Surfside, Florida (Matias J. Ocner/AP)

The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, with the death toll at 46, scores still unaccounted for and authorities sounding more and more grim.

Miami-Dade assistant fire chief Raide Jadallah told family members in a private briefing that workers had pulled 10 more bodies and additional human remains from the rubble, raising the death toll.

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