Number missing in Florida condo collapse rises to 99

At least 99 people are unaccounted for after a building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. At least one person was killed and at least 11 were injured.

The Miami-Dade mayor said at least 102 people have been accounted for as rescue efforts continue.

Emergency officials are also asking people to call 305-614-1819 if they have relatives who are unaccounted for.

Florida governor issues state of emergency to provide assistance for families affected by building collapse From CNN's Hollie Silverman

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Thursday night to provide assistance for the families impacted by the collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside.

At least one person died in the collapse, 37 people were pulled from the rubble and at least 99 people still remain unaccounted for, CNN reported.

The state of emergency declaration will allow all necessary resources to be diverted to the area including law enforcement and other emergency personnel, the order said.

Surfside mayor says rescuers are fighting against time: "We have got a lot of work to do"

From CNN’s Jamiel Lynch

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told CNN that though there is a need to find out why the building collapse happened, the focus is on finding people.

“Today is not that day,” he said Thursday. “Today is the day to save lives and so we are 100% focused on that.”

Burkett said that they have support from all over the country.

“We’re not lacking for resources, we’re lacking for a little good luck,” he said.

Burkett said he was thankful for the first responders who arrived around 2 a.m. on Thursday morning and ran into the building that they were told was in imminent danger of collapsing. 

“Those guys ran right into the building and they started pulling anybody that was left that didn’t walk out on their own power out of that building, so this is a story of courage and heroism, but it’s also a story of a fight against time right now,” he said.

“That’s the silver lining in this very, very dark cloud. We have some heroes on our hands, and we have got a lot of work to do,” Burkett added, vowing to not stop until they find all the people they can that are alive.

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