Jill Biden hugs Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava as she arrives with President Joe Biden and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz at the Surfside Wall of Hope Memorial near the Champlain Towers South condo collapse on Thursday July 1, 2021 in Surfside, Fl.... In remarks to the country on Thursday, President Joe Biden stressed the importance of continuing the rescue mission as soon as experts clear the way.... “ They’re going through hell, those who survived the collapse as well a

Open this photo in gallery Search and rescue personnel walk near the Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Fla., July 1, 2021.... “ And so, we’re not going anywhere.” Story continues below advertisementPeter Milian is a cousin of Marcus Guara, who died along with his wife, Anaely Rodriguez, and their two children, 10-year-old Lucia Guara and 4-year-old Emma Guara.... But we trust the people that are on the ground....

That raised the confirmed death toll to 20 people. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the number of missing declined following an audit.... She explained that in some cases, one person may have been moved to the “ accounted for ” list when, in fact, an entire family had been found to be safe. Detectives have worked around the clock to vet the list, recontacting relatives and others.... Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said the halt was worrisome since “ minutes and hours matter, lives ar