Photos Show The Horrific Extent Of The Miami Building Collapse

As of Friday morning, more than 150 people are still unaccounted for, with workers continuing to search the rubble.

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Pia Peterson
by Pia Peterson

BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

Police tape in the foreground and a partially collapsed building in the background
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Police tape blocks access to a partially collapsed building in Surfside north of Miami Beach on June 24, 2021.

An overhead view of apartment buildings with one partially collapsed building in the center
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Search and rescue personnel work in the rubble of the 12-story condo tower that crumbled to the ground after a partial collapse of the building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida.

Three rescue workers on the rubble outside of a partially collapsed building
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Search and rescue personnel with a K9 unit work in the rubble of a 12-story residential tower that partially collapsed on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

A helicopter flies over a partially collapsed building with a palm tree in the foreground
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A Miami-Dade Police helicopter flies over Champlain Towers South Condos after a wing of the multistory building collapsed on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

An overhead view of rubble from the partially collapsed building, an emptied pool, and umbrellas
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This aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working on-site after the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021.

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A rescue worker walks among the rubble where a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on June 24, 2021, in the town of Surfside near Miami.

Firefighters walk on wet ground toward the partially collapsed building as a rescue worker points
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel continue search and rescue operations in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

Two men from behind look at a partially collapsed building from behind caution tape
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People look at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South Condos in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.

A bedroom with pink sheets is visible as the walls fell away at a partially collapsed building
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A bed dangles from a building that partially collapsed on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

Rugs, towels, and a bed are visible as the wall of a partially collapsed building has fallen away
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Household items and debris dangle from a partially collapsed multistory beachfront condo on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

Six stories of a partially collapsed building with the inside visible and balconies hanging off the side
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Rubble hangs from a partially collapsed building in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021.

A rescue worker walks on the rubble of a partially collapsed building, with a Collins Ave sign and stoplight in the foreground
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A rescue worker walks among the rubble where a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on June 24, 2021, in the town of Surfside near Miami.

A side view of people looking at the partially collapsed building with street signs in the foreground
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Rubble is piled high after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

People lie on gym mats under towels in a beige room with a television on the wall playing breaking news
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People lie on cots as they wait for news at a family reunification center after a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on June 24, 2021, in the town of Surfside near Miami.

A man leans over and hugs a woman, with two women on either side, as they meet up after a partially collapsed building fell in florida
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Family members and residents of the Champlain Towers South greet each other outside the Town of Surfside Community Center in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021.

A fire ladder sprays water onto the rubble of a partially collapsed building at night
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A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue team sprays water onto the rubble as rescue efforts continue where a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed, late on June 24, 2021, in the town of Surfside near Miami.

A side view of the partially collapsed building at night, with palm trees in the front
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A portion of the 12-story condo tower crumbled to the ground during a partial collapse of the building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

Rescue personnel sit on the sidewalk surrounded by emergency vehicles with red lights flashing
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Rescue personnel work near where a portion of the 12-story condo tower crumbled to the ground during a partial collapse of the building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.



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