At least one person was killed, 10 injured and a staggering 99 people are still missing in the aftermath of a 12-story apartment building that collapsed early Thursday near Miami, prompting a massive search-and-rescue effort.
The ocean-facing portion of the 136-unit Champlain Towers in the north of Miami Beach, collapsed about 1:30 a.m., leaving a mountain of rubble and trapping residents asleep in their beds inside.
According to reports 55 units in the building had collapsed, and 35 residents had been rescued from the building. Two people were removed from the rubble. One person died, 10 people were treated at the scene.
Authorities said more fatalities are expected in the collapse. It was not immediately clear how many people lived in the tower.
