Officials said that four additional bodies were recovered by search and rescue teams in the rubble over the weekend, along with other human remains. One person was also taken to the hospital.Joe Raedle/Getty Images South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team searches for survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium building, June 26, in Surfside.Officials Monday said that a 10th victim was discovered dead in the rubble from Miami's partially-collapsed condo building. With more than 150 people still missing, it is likely that the death toll will rise dramatically. Officials assured the public Monday that rescue teams from Mexico, Israel, and Florida were working as fast and as efficiently as they could. They've been working on it for more than 100 hours. Governor said that when there's danger they run toward it. Ron DeSantis. They were there to help survivors and have been there every day since the collapse of the building. The site was open to the families of the missing and deceased on Sunday. Family members have been waiting for the news about their loved ones since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside four days ago. Many of the victims were transported by buses to a nearby area in what was described by the mayor's office as a "private, deeply emotional moment".According to a Miami Herald reporter, family members boarded buses crying. Others were wearing T-shirts with photos of missing relatives as they boarded. Charles Burkett, Surfside Mayor, stated that he had met a girl aged 11-12 years at the site on Sunday and that one her parents was in the building at time of collapse. Burkett stated that the girl was sitting at the spot where her parents are, reading a Jewish prayer. It really hit home for me. She wasn't crying, she was just confused. She was unsure of what to do, how to speak, and who to talk to.Just arrived at the family reunification centre where family members will be taken directly to the site of collapse. #SurfsideBuildingCollapse Twitter: @MoniqueOMadanAfter many families expressed frustration at the slow pace of recovery efforts, authorities organized Sunday's family visit. They also demanded that the family visit the site. The visit was made after officials on Sunday announced that four additional bodies had been recovered by search and rescue teams after they dug a 40-foot deep trench in the debris pile. Four of the 10 victims were identified by authorities on Saturday: Stacie Dawn Fang (54), Antonio Lozano (83), Gladys Lozano (79), and Manuel LaFont (54). Officials said that eight victims were found from the rubble and one died in hospital.On Sunday night, Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County mayor, announced that four more victims had been identified. This leaves 152 people unaccounted for. Because their families were still being notified, she did not reveal their identities.According to the mayor, officials are trying to find out who was responsible for the bodies that were found and how to get in touch with their families. Officials are taking DNA samples from the families of those who have disappeared to help identify some remains. Fang's 15 year-old son was among those who were pulled from the rubble on Thursday. His aunt said that the teen was not seriously injured, but wanted to know about his mother's fate.Adriana LaFont, LaFont's ex-wife, posted on Facebook hours before his body was discovered to be one of the victims. She wrote, "My [Manny]anny, who was mine for so many years, father to my children who scolds and loves me at all times. We want to hug you again, Mama, Daddy." According to the New York Times, LaFont has left behind a 10-year old son and a thirteen-year-old girl.4. Manuel Lafont (54), unit 801 (family corrected @MiamiDadePD initial report). Adriana, his ex-wife, shared this on her FB page: My partner for so long, father of my kids, who scolds and loves me at all timesManny, Daddy! Twitter: @FrancesWangTVOfficials said that two teams from Israel as well as Mexico were embedded in the rotating search-and-rescue crews. They have been "tirelessly" working through the early hours of Sunday, according to officials. Although search efforts were slowed by a fire at the site, crews were able to extinguish it. Charles Burkett, Surfside Mayor, stated Sunday that the priority was for residents to be pulled out of the rubble as well as to provide support to their families. Cava said that the families received multiple briefings every day and were being updated before the general population. Sources told the Associated Press that there was a tense atmosphere in the hotel ballroom, where 200 family members were briefed Saturday by authorities. The Associated Press reported that families frustrated at the slow pace of rescue efforts sought access to the site of the collapse to try a collective shout to find survivors and to say goodbye to their loved ones. In an Instagram video, Abigail Pereira posted a clip in which an emotional mother criticized officials for failing to do enough to save her daughter and other victims during a briefing with relatives. My daughter is 26 years of age and in great health. The woman said that she could get out of there. "I'm a mother, and I don't know how to do this. It's impossible to believe that nobody is alive or dead in just four days. It's impossible. It is not enough. Imagine your children there. Cava stated that they are working with families to arrange a private visit to the site during Sunday's briefing.Joe Raedle/Getty Images A couple gets emotional when they visit the Champlain Towers South condo building that collapsed June 26, in Surfside, Florida.Burkett blamed the families' agonizing wait on "luck", and not the lack thereof. He said that there was no resource shortage, but that they have had luck problems. "We need to be a little luckier right now. Cava said there was also no shortage of personnel with six to eight teams actively looking through the pile at any one time and approximately 100 team members available to rotate. She said that "our teams have done an incredible job." Burkett said that the devastating collapse was unusual and alarming. He stated that there was clearly something very, very wrong with the building and that we must investigate it. "But that's not today, tomorrow, or for a long period of time. Our first priority and only priority is to get our residents out from that rubble and reunite them to their families who, understandably, are overwhelmed with emotion, sadness and anger and just want to find out what is going on.The Miami Herald was told by experts who examined video and other evidence that the pool deck collapsed. A 2018 report revealed that the concrete slab beneath the deck had suffered "major structural damage". Cava announced Saturday that there would be an investigation to "get at the bottom of this tragedy." He also announced a 30-day audit for residential properties following the Surfside collapse.Every agency on the ground must prioritize the rescue and search operations. We have teams that work around the clock to save lives. It is also crucial that we investigate the tragedy to find the root cause. Twitter: @MayorDaniellaBurkett stated Sunday that residents of the sister building which is almost identical to the one that was destroyed have been offered options to relocate if they don't feel at home in the building.
