This is reported by The New York Times with reference to the recording of a meeting of local authorities with relatives.

"Based on the facts, the chances of survival (of the missing. -

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) are zero," said Ray Jadalla, assistant head of the Miami Fire and Rescue Service.

Earlier it was reported that the death toll in the collapse of a residential building reached 36. Another 109 people are considered missing.

A multi-storey residential building in Surfside near Miami collapsed on the night of June 24.

On June 25, 360 television reported, US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida.