Miami Building Collapse: Search For Survivors Continues

A huge rescue operation is under way in Miami-Dade County, Florida, after a 12-storey residential building partially collapsed, killing at least one person.

According to report, rescuers are combing through the rubble, searching for survivors, and were seen pulling a boy out alive,as images from Surfside, north of Miami Beach, show a pile of debris on one side of the building.

One person died, at least eight people were injured and there are fears that others are trapped.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they had sent 80 vehicles to the scene,while police are also assisting with the rescue operation.

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