8 other bodies found in the rubble of the collapsed Miami building while awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Elsa

Rescue efforts continue among the ruins of the collapsed complex (Photo: AFP)

While waiting for the arrival of the hurricane in Florida for this Wednesday Elsa, rescuers on Monday removed eight other bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building of the South Champlain towers, near Miami Beach, totally demolished last Sunday.

In this way, there are 36 confirmed deaths from the tragedy, which occurred on June 24 when the complex on traditional Collins Avenue, facing the sea, partially collapsed in the city of Surfside. 109 other people are still missing.

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In Miami-Dade, rains from Elsa’s outdoor bands, accompanied by electrical activity, forced crews working on the building’s rubble to take a break.

The mayor of the county, Daniella Levine CavaHe said there were already 36 confirmed victims of the building’s northeast wing collapse on June 24 and 109 people were still missing.

When will the hurricane impact Miami

Rescue efforts continued on Monday with a few breaks amid heavy rains that made work difficult, pending Elsa’s arrival in Florida, already turned into a hurricane, for this Wednesday morning.

The Florida Keys were not directly affected by the cyclone, but are suffering from its proximity in the form of winds, rain and storm surges. Elsa crossed Cuba on Monday without causing much damage with sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour.

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Elsa became the first hurricane of 2021 in the Atlantic. Of the 67 counties Florida is divided into, 33 were declared urgently, as announced by Governor Ron DeSantis. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Tampa airport closed.

The emergency zone is the riparian zone of the Gulf of Mexico, whose warm waters are used as fuel for cyclones. It stretches from Egmont Key in Tampa Bay to the mouth of the Steinhatchee River on the northwest coast

According to the National Hurricane Center, Elsa is expected to “make landfall Wednesday on the northern Gulf Coast of Florida.” Then it will cross the southeastern United States on Thursday, crossing Georgia and South Carolina in search of an exit to the Atlantic.

At a press conference, DeSantis said no mandatory evacuation orders had been issued, but said people, especially in the 33 counties in an emergency, should be aware of the weather conditions. in their region and on the west coast of the state.

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The Republican governor has advised against road travel due to potential flooding and clarified that the eye of the system will touch the ground between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. in Miami (one hour less in Argentina).

DeSantis said that About 250 Florida National Guardsmen (Reservists) have been called in to assist in this emergency.