Florida condo collapse death toll rises to 22

The death toll from the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida rose to 22 on Friday, after the remains of four more victims were found in the rubble.

- PATRICIA P. ESTEVES

Local officials also ordered a second residential complex evacuated after deeming it unsafe.

The latest remains recovered from the rubble included Filipino resident Maricoy Obias-Bonnefoy and her Chilean husband Claudio, who were positively identified by their relatives. Also among the dead was the daughter of a firefighter, the third child fatality so far.

About 126 people are listed as still missing and feared dead. No survivors have been pulled alive from the ruins since the first few hours of June 24.

The number of people on the missing list dropped by 17 from Thursday, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters, saying that the totals were “fluid” and sometimes revised through work by investigators.