'Heartbreaking': Death toll in Florida condo collapse now 78

Saturday, July 10, 2021

SURFSIDE, Fla. -- The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 78 on Friday, a number the mayor called "heartbreaking" as recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find victims in the rubble. Another 62 people remain unaccounted for.

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