Death toll from Miami apartment collapse rises to 28 as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches the state

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Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba, eyeing Florida

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in western Cuba on Monday afternoon as it headed toward Florida.

Heavy rains from the storm will hit Cuba and the Cayman Islands until Monday night, which the National Hurricane Center warned could cause major mudslides in Cuba.

The storm is expected to hit central and western Cuba overnight before continuing over parts of the Florida Keys and the Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Florida Mayor: Apartment rescue teams have done everything they can to find lost pets

Rescue teams combed cabinets, looked under beds and even used drones with thermal imaging as they searched for pets that might have been left in the ruins of the Champlain South Towers before deciding to demolish the still standing portion of the building, officials said Monday.

The building exploded on Sunday night, more than a week after it partially collapsed, killing more than two dozen people, and more than 115 are still missing.

Before the demolition, rescue teams conducted full sweeps for animals, searching every hiding place – in otherwise inaccessible areas – using ladders on high cranes to search what was left of the 12-story building, Miami. Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said at a news conference.

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