At least five people had been confirmed dead and 156 others remain missing by Saturday evening after an apartment complex collapsed near Miami, Florida.

Many are searching for information on survivors or relatives that might still be under the wreckage.

CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez spoke with Pablo Rodriguez, whose mother and grandmother lived in the apartment building and have not been located yet. Rodriguez has provided his DNA at a reunification center in hopes of finding the remains of his family.

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