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Faydah Bushnaq, of Sterling, Va., (C) is hugged by Maria Fernanda Martinez, of Boca Raton, Fla., as they stand outside of a 12-story beachfront condo building which partially collapsed, in the Surfside area of Miami, Fla., on June 25, 2021. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo
The first court hearing was held Thursday for a handful of initial lawsuits stemming from the Surfside condo collapse, and a Miami-Dade judge acknowledged that the building’s $48 million in total insurance coverage likely won’t be enough.