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SURFSIDE, Fla. — One year after a 12-story condominium tower collapsed , killing 98 people, survivors are grappling with the trauma and grief as they try to heal emotionally and physically. A 15-year-old boy found alive in the rubble is gaining strength from starting a nonprofit group with his father after his mother was killed in the collapse, and a 73-year-old man is returning to his religious roots after he saw divine intervention in the experience. Jonah Handler, now 16, was one of the few people pulled from the rubble alive. His mother, Stacie Fang, 54, was killed. Jonah was home with Fang when the South Tower of the Champlain Towers complex fell, and she died shortly after she arrived at the hospital. After Jonah was rescued, he called his father, using an EMT’s phone. “He was touched by God,” said Jonah's father, Neil Handler, Fang's ex-husband. “It’s a miracle.” Now Jonah and Handler live together in the building still standing, the North Tower. “It’s … [Read more...] about A year after condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, survivors focus on healing