Death toll at 16 a week after Florida condo collapse: Mayor

The deceased include a Puerto Rican artist and Costa Rica-born accountant as search and rescue efforts continue.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Tuesday the death toll of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 16 on Wednesday as aid teams continue to search for the missing. “The number of deceased is at 16,” Levine Cava said in a press conference. “Twelve next-of-kin notifications have been completed” and 147 remain unaccounted for. The collapse of the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South condominium, which occurred on June 24, could rank as one of the deadliest accidental structural failures in US history.