### [2021-07-9](/feed/2021/07/9/index.md)

##### Surfside condominium building collapse
# The death toll in the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse in Surfside, Florida rises to 78, with the recovery overnight of 14 more bodies. 

At least 78 people have been confirmed dead and 62 others remain unaccounted for since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida last month. 


### Sources:

1. [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/surfside-building-collapse-latest-death-toll-rises-60/story?id=78727253) [Image](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/surfside-collapse-02-gty-jt-210709_1625854895891_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg)

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