Pres. Biden approves Florida emergency declaration after deadly building collapse left three dead and up to 99 missing.
A White House statement released at around 1 a.m. ET confirmed the president authorized the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency "to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures...
FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide equipment and resources to alleviate the impacts of the emergency, the statement read. That includes"debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance."Workers use a lift to investigate balconies in the still-standing portion of the building, as rescue efforts continue where a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed, late on Thursday, June 24, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami.
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