Death toll continues to rise in Miami building collapse

Excavators dig through the rubble of the Champlain Towers (Pedro Portal/AP)

The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 78, a number the mayor called “heartbreaking” and “staggering” as recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find victims in the rubble.

Another 62 people remain unaccounted for.