Officials discuss ongoing search and rescue efforts at the site of the condominium building in Surfside, Fla., where a partial collapse last week has killed at least 18 people and left more than 100 missing.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County said on Thursday that search and rescue efforts had resumed after an inspection by structural engineers found the site to be safe for first responders.

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Officials for the United Nations refugee agency and World Health Organization expressed concern over the escalating challenges of delivering food and aid in Ethiopia's Tigray region, which faces famine and high risk of disease outbreaks.

Family members and friends of the missing residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium collapse held a vigil while they awaited more news from local officials on the 149 people still unaccounted for.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader, voiced commitment to completing the long-delayed project to construct a new train tunnel under the Hudson River.

Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a report calling for measures to address systematic racism against people of African descent, including sweeping policing reforms and reparations.

More than 150 victims of the Surfside, Fla., condominium collapse remain unaccounted for as the search through the wreckage entered its fifth day.

A resident of the building in Surfside, Fla., spoke out about the disaster and the harrowing rescue effort. More than 150 residents are still missing.