The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower rose to nine, officials said Sunday, with more than 150 people still missing and their weary families waiting nearly four days for information as to their fate.

Florida apartment collapse: Death toll climbs to nine as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescuers are still searching for survivors in the rubble of the collapsed Florida apartment tower, but the pressure is building; from families of missing residents to the state's governor; for answers on how such a disaster could have occurred.

Demands for answers in aftermath of Florida building collapse

A team of Israeli engineers and rescue specialists on Sunday reached the site of a Florida apartment building that partially collapsed three days ago, killing at least five people with 156 still missing.

Israeli rescuers reach Florida building collapse, 156 still missing

The death toll from the partial collapse of a Florida high-rise apartment building rose to five on Saturday as officials continued to hold out hope for survivors, following the release of an engineering report from three years ago that warned of "major structural damage.

Death toll from Florida building collapse climbs to five

A frantic rescue operation is underway to save dozens of residents trapped under the debris of a collapsed Miami condo. What caused the building to crumble? How is the search operation unfolding? Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas | Florida building collapse: Frantic race to save lives

Staring into space or sobbing, family members of those missing in the Florida apartment building collapse waited in anguish for news of loved ones, while others scrambled for a place to live after their home was destroyed.

Families wait for news of survivors after Florida building collapse

Five building workers were confirmed dead Saturday a day after a school construction site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The last two bodies were pulled out the rubble on Saturday afternoon, Antwerp's fire department said, meaning that all the missing victims were now accounted for.

Five dead in Antwerp school collapse

It was a rainy evening in April when Marlies Pinksterboer, an Amsterdam-based jewellery designer, was startled by a loud, rumbling sound. “It was as if a part of a building had come crashing down,” she said.

Sinkholes, collapsing canal walls, rickety bridges: Amsterdam is crumbling

Europe must take action as Lebanon collapses, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, adding that he would press EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday to discuss solutions to the economic and political crisis in Beirut.

Europe must act as Lebanon collapses: France 

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Firefighters were searching for at least nine people missing after a seven-story residential building collapsed in northeast Brazil on Tuesday, officials said. Nine people have been pulled alive from the wreckage of the building in Fortaleza, capital of Ceara state, after it imploded, sending thick clouds of dust into the air.

Rescuers search for nine missing in Brazil building collapse

A cylinder blast that led to the collapse of a two-storey building in Mohammadabad has killed 13 people and injured six. The incident happened on Monday morning.

Uttar Pradesh cylinder blast and building collapse kills 13

Thomas Cook , the world's oldest travel firm, collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.

British travel firm Thomas Cook collapses

Thirteen people were killed when an under-construction building in Cambodia collapsed early on Saturday, an official said, as rescuers struggled to reach missing workers feared trapped under a mountain of twisted steel and rubble.

Thirteen dead, 23 injured in Cambodia building collapse

The death toll in the building collapse at Dharwad in north Karnataka mounted to seven Wednesday as rescuers pulled out four more bodies from the debris and one person succumbed to injuries at hospital, police said.

Karnataka: Death toll mounts to 7 in Dharwad building collapse

At least three people were killed and several injured after an under-construction building collapsed in Karnataka's Dharwad's. The collapse took place in Kumareshwar Nagar on Tuesday evening.

3 dead, many injured after under-construction building collapses in Karnataka's Dharwad

The death toll in the roof collapse accident at a coal mine in northwestern China rose to 21 on Saturday. According to initial reports, 19 people were reported to have died in the incident and two others were had gone missing.

21 dead in northwest China coal mine accident

The death toll in the gold mine collapse in northeastern Afghanistan rose to 40 on Sunday. Reports also suggested that 10 other miners were injured in the incident which took place in the north-eastern Badakhshan province at around 11 am.

Death toll mounts to 40 in Afghanistan mine collapse

Around 25 students, in their early 20s, from two private colleges in Faisalabad and Lahore, were taking pictures on the bridge in Neelam Valley when it collapsed

7 students killed, 9 missing as bridge collapses in PoK

Officials said the death toll might rise as at least five people were trapped under the debris of the collapsed mine.

18 miners killed, several injured as two coal mines collapse in Balochistan

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