Satellite images show the Surfside beachfront before and after the devastating building collapse

A split screen of the building before and after the collapse.Satellite image (c)2021 Maxar Technologies.

• Before and after photos of the Champlain Towers South highlight the destruction wrought by the building's collapse.
• The Florida condo building unexpectedly collapsed on Thursday morning, killing at least four people.
• Search and rescue operations are underway as authorities look for at least 159 people unaccounted for.

A 12-story Florida condo building unexpectedly collapsed on Thursday morning, killing at least four people and leaving at least 159 still unaccounted for as over 80 rescue units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue continue searching the scene for survivors.

Satellite images taken before and after the building's collapse showcase the utter devastation and destruction at the scene.