24 dead and 121 still missing after partial building collapse near Miami

July 04, 2021 0

This has been hard to watch over the last week being so close to me, and knowing the area well myself plus having been to that place before. My deepest condolences to all who are affected by that tragedy. Now we know that at least 24 people have died and at least 121 remain unaccounted for following last week’s partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida.

According to local officials and multiple news reports on Sunday said the demolition team is on site and working to prepare the remaining building to come down as soon as possible in order to preserve safe access to the site for rescue workers Tropical Storm Elsa is tracking further west but may still bring strong winds and heavy rain to the area early this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Miami-Dade County mayor warned that hazardous weather conditions could force search and rescue efforts to pause Six firefighters from one of Florida’s search and rescue teams have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being isolated, Miami-Dade County’s fire chief said Residents of Crestview Towers in North Miami Beach, a building about 5 miles away from the site of the collapse, were ordered to evacuate on Friday after an audit found it “structurally and electrically unsafe,” according to reports.

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