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What's Changed One Year After The Deadly Condo Collapse In Surfside? : 1A It's been almost a year since 98 people were killed in an early morning condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.

This week, the South Florida community is commemorating the lives lost and asking what's changed to prevent another tragedy.

A federal investigation into the exact cause of the collapse is ongoing. But family members of the victims have reached a nearly $1 billion settlement with developers, engineers, insurance companies, and others.

We speak with Martin Langesfeld who lost his sister and brother-in-law as well as the attorney representing victims in the class action lawsuit.

We also speak with WLRN reporter Veronica Zaragovia and Florida state Rep. Daniel Perez, who has been pushing for legislative changes to condo inspections and regulations.

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What's Changed One Year After The Deadly Condo Collapse In Surfside?

What's Changed One Year After The Deadly Condo Collapse In Surfside?

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An aerial view of the cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood in Surfside, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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An aerial view of the cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood in Surfside, Florida.

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It's been almost a year since 98 people were killed in an early morning condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.

This week, the South Florida community is commemorating the lives lost and asking what's changed to prevent another tragedy.

A federal investigation into the exact cause of the collapse is ongoing. But family members of the victims have reached a nearly $1 billion settlement with developers, engineers, insurance companies, and others.

What's changed in the year and how is the community in Surfside coping with the upcoming 1-year anniversary of the tragedy?

Representative Daniel Perez, Veronica Zaragovia, Martin Langesfeld, and Brad Sohn join us for the conversation.

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