U.S. officials say 18 people have been killed in a building collapse in Florida.
The death toll from the collapse of a 12-story building in Miami, Florida, has risen to 18 as the bodies of six other victims have been found.
According to the reports, rescue workers are still trying to find people who went missing during the incident and were trapped under the rubble.
The mayor of Miami announced that the fate of 145 residents of this building is still unknown.
The catastrophic depth of the building, located in the town of Surfside on the outskirts of Miami, was such that US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida.
The forty demolished building was constructed in 1980 in Surfside, a suburb of Miami, Florida.
Hundreds of rescue workers have been searching for survivors since the 12-story building collapsed on Thursday.