Moving video shows dozens of rescuers battling through powerful high winds from the fast-approaching Tropical Storm Elsa to continue searching through remains of the collapsed Florida condo building.
Footage posted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue shows heroic workers wearing hard hats scattered throughout the Champlain Towers South building, some working with cranes and others in the rubble.
Behind them, palm trees sway violently as a sign of the extreme weather they are already dealing with as heavy bands of rain sweeping across the region from Elsa threaten to hamper their efforts Tuesday.
At times Monday they were forced to pause their efforts because of the deadly threat from thunderstorms, with the crews frustrated at the safety orders, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.
“Truly they live to save lives, and they’ve pushed ahead no matter what is thrown in their way,” she said at an evening news conference.
Heavy rain also meant most of the heavy rubble was quickly filled with water, officials said — but the mayor insisted it was still a “rescue” and not a “recovery.”
Despite the arrival of inclement weather due to Tropical Storm Elsa, first responders continue working on the debris pile of the Champlain Towers building collapse in Surfside. pic.twitter.com/Gc12hdtu86
— Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) July 5, 2021
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