Crews Give up Hope of Finding Survivors at Collapse Site, Shift From Rescue to Recovery

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains.

The announcement followed increasingly somber reports from emergency officials, who said they sought to prepare families for the worst.

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