Miami condo rescue put on hold

An aerial view of the rescue operation in the partially collapsed 12-​story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, U.S., June 29, 2021. /CFP

The search and rescue work at a collapsed condominium in Surfside, Florida, halted due to concerns over the stability of the section still standing, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Thursday.

The confirmed death toll stands at 18 and more than 140 people are still unaccounted for following last week's collapse.

U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, were headed on Thursday to the site of the deadly condominium collapse, to offer condolences to families of those killed and missing.