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Demolition widens search at condo site in Florida, challenges increase as storm approaches state

The demolition late Sunday (July 4) was crucial to the search-and-rescue effort, officials said, and raised the prospect that crews could increase both the pace of their work and the number of searchers at the site, although the chance of finding survivors 12 days after the June 24 collapse has diminished.

Jul 06, 2021, 09:25 AM IST

Elsa threatens eastern Caribbean, becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2021

Elsa was centered about 505 miles (815 kilometers) southeast of Santo Domingo and was moving west-northwest at 30 mph (48 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Jul 03, 2021, 07:51 AM IST