{"id":573086,"date":"2021-06-24T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=573086"},"modified":"2021-06-24T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:36:46","slug":"we-still-have-hope-desantis-remains-positive-as-number-of-missing-in-miami-collapse-now-near-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-still-have-hope-desantis-remains-positive-as-number-of-missing-in-miami-collapse-now-near-100\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Still Have Hope\u2019: DeSantis Remains Positive As Number Of Missing In Miami Collapse Now Near 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-still-have-hope-desantis-remains-positive-as-number-of-missing-in-miami-collapse-now-near-100%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=573086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325283382.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis tried to stress that authorities still have hope they may find survivors of Wednesday night\u2019s shocking building collapse near Miami, telling reporters in a press conference Thursday morning that \u201cwe still have hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis gave an update on search and rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, during a press conference at Hillsborough Community College Thursday morning, telling reporters that first responders are still hopeful that there will be more people pulled alive from the rubble of the Champlain Towers condominiums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to thank everybody who responded to the condo collapse down in Surfside, and we had a major, major structure and one side of it collapsed in the wee hours of the morning,\u201d DeSantis said, according to the Miami Herald.\u201cWe still have hope to be able to identify additional survivors\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis did say that he and his team were \u201cbracing for some bad news\u201d \u201cgiven the destruction that we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first responders were able to save a lot of people. They are going to be going through more and, you know, it\u2019s a really, really tragic situation so we\u2019ll hope for the best in terms of additional recoveries, although we are bracing for some bad news just given the destruction that we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities told the media that 35 people were pulled from the collapsed 12-story building early Thursday morning, including a young boy whose recovery is being hailed as a \u201cmiracle rescue.\u201d So far, just one person is confirmed dead, but officials warned Thursday that time could be running out to find survivors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest numbers, 99 people remain unaccounted for in the collapse. Officials are asking anyone who lives at the towers and might be among the missing to visit select locations and file a \u201cwellness report\u201d so that search and rescue teams have a clearer objective.<\/p>\n<p>CNN posted aerial footage of the damage to Twitter Thursday showing nearly half of the building \u2014 55 of the tower\u2019s 130 condominiums \u2014 almost fully destroyed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1924528301887\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Authorities in South Florida were responding early Thursday to a &#8220;partial building collapse,&#8221; the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. The scene is in Surfside, a few miles north of Miami Beach. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mZcItXpzS\">https:\/\/t.co\/1mZcItXpzS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vz9LV40Ipt\">pic.twitter.com\/vz9LV40Ipt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1408018816483930117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Miami residents also posted photos depicting the damage, showing part of the building in pile of rubble.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8804347826087\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For some perspective on the Miami Beach building collapse, everything to the left of the red line is gone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NaXXYm9jfO\">pic.twitter.com\/NaXXYm9jfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Pascarella (@tonypascarella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonypascarella\/status\/1407990615904866305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Surfside, Florida, mayor Charles Burkett called the collapse a \u201ctragedy beyond our imagination\u201d on Fox News Thursday and warned that, despite search and rescue teams\u2019 optimism, \u201cthe worst\u201d is likely \u201cyet to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got the call at about 2:00 this morning and we came out and we\u2019ve got a modern building that just collapsed. A large modern building, 12 stories, 130-unit condominium on the ocean just collapsed, it looks like there was an earthquake, it\u2019s inexplicable and we are all scratching our heads trying to figure out what the problem is,\u201d Burkett told the network. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a tragedy here that\u2019s beyond any of our imagination. We\u2019ve got 15 families out this morning in the middle of the night, we\u2019ve got a third or more of the building that collapsed like a pancake that I don\u2019t even want to think about what we\u2019d find in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Families who lived on the upper floors of the building fared better, Burkett said, telling Fox that some residents \u201cwere able to walk out on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden also weighed in on the collapse on Thursday, expressing his concern for Florida officials and offering help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of our hearts go out to the family and friends who have lost their beloved during this horrific incident, as well as to the families who wait in anguish as search-and-rescue teams assess and work through the devastation,\u2019\u2019 a White House spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cIn coordination with FEMA, the White House is continuing to monitor the situation and we send our gratitude to the heroic first responders working tirelessly to save lives today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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