The number of people unaccounted for in the Surfside ruins has varied widely because so many people reported missing loved ones after the collapse. A team of detectives has had to follow up on each tip, calling relatives and scouring databases for information. Some people left incomplete tips and did not provide contact information, leaving detectives with no easy way to confirm if the tip was real. On the day after the collapse, officials said more than 150 people were potentially unaccounted for. It is also possible that the list is incomplete, if someone who was in the building has not been reported missing over the past 20 days.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2021 20:15 UTC