Scenes from Surfside, Fla., condo collapse
The White House announced the President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Surfside this week. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
A new team of rescue workers walk to the check-in station. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers continue to search for victims at the site of Champlain Towers on Tuesday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers continue to search for victims at the site of a partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, Fla. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers continue to work through the rubble on Monday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers watch as a victim is lifted up by a crane. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers get ready to lift a yellow body bag with the remains of a victim from the disaster. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
A visitor to a memorial wall near the site of the collapsed Champlain Towers in Surfside, Fla., wipes away tears on Sunday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Visitors hug in front of the memorial wall. Photo By Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (L) walk with their heads down to a press conference near the site. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Signs and flowers are placed on a fence across from the building site. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Few remains have been freed from the rubble. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Miami-Dade fire and rescue workers get ready to access the source of the small fires that continue to breakout as rescue workers work on the partially collapsed building on Friday. Photo By Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Occasional rain and fires have complicated search-and-rescue efforts at the site. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Heavy equipment is used to carefully dig through the debris. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Rescue workers and their dogs get ready for another shift of searching through the debris. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Residents from the area watch the rescue workers. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Miami-Dade police supply therapy dogs for residents and children to play with while waiting for transportation to temporary living quarters. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration on Friday to provide federal aid to the area. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
There were no signs of foul play in causing the collapse of the building, built in 1981. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the media near the building, issuing a state of emergency for Miami-Dade County. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Residents of the tower and friends and family of the missing gather to await news from search-and-rescue efforts. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Residents who survived the building collapse wait for transportation to temporary living quarters. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Champlain Towers is located on the Atlantic Ocean in Surfside, Fla., about three miles north of Miami Beach. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI
