NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The death toll in the June 24 Champlain Towers South collapse has risen to 78 people, according to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.She said 62 people are still unaccounted for."This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very deeply," Levine Cava said of the new death toll.Rescue crews, elected officials and members of the community came together to hold a moment of silence and prayer for the victims of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida.
So far 54 people have lost their lives in the tragedy.Surfside crews had spent weeks coming through the Champlain Towers debris searching for survivors, but those rescue efforts turned into recovery efforts at midnight Wednesday.