Surfside Condo Collapse: Five Years Later, the Weight of Loss Endures

The coastal community of Surfside, Florida, is pausing to reflect on the five-year anniversary of a devastating condominium collapse that took 98 lives and shocked the nation.

The fall of the beachfront high-rise is considered one of the most significant structural disasters ever recorded in the United States.

As the anniversary arrives, the emotional toll of the tragedy continues to weigh heavily on survivors, families, and first responders who lived through the catastrophe.