there are at least 10 Argentines missing due to building collapse in Miami

Until no information has been released on the identity of the six other missing Argentines in the Miami collapse, but it has been reported that the Foreign Office is already in contact with relatives.

The Argentine Consul Fernandez Suárez, indicated that it is “an area where there are a lot of Argentines” but he said they still had no official information.

“We are in contact with Miami County authorities. They called (Argentines at the consulate), I was in contact with Argentines who are in neighboring buildings and also with Argentines who were in the building and were able to leave because they were entering at the time of the collapse», Added the diplomat to A24.

Rodrigo, an Argentinian who owns two apartments in the Champlain Tours complex, said that “there was nothing to fear that the building would collapse” and assured that the actors Gimena Accardi and Nicolás Vázquez stopped in front of the building since the beginning of June and they managed to abandon it during the collapse.

“They are fine, Gimena has a stroke. They were coming back from dinner and were in the elevator when they heard a loud bang and left the building,” said Rodrigo, who said he works at a production company. and had contact with the artists.

“I live 4 blocks away. I heard a crash and I didn’t know what it was. I go out and start to see a lot of fire trucks. When I arrived, everything was already closed, “said Franchisena in a dialogue with Continental radio.

And he added: “They told me that one of the towers had partially collapsed. There are 144 floors in total and it partially collapsed. I don’t know how many are affected. The worst part is that it happened in the middle of the morning. They have yet to give official figures on the dead and injured, but the truth is it has been a tragedy”·.

Franchisena has confirmed that there are Argentinian families searching for loved ones among the rubble: “There must be several Argentines in the building. It is an area very sought after by Argentines. It is very close to the Bal Harbor shopping center. To give you an idea, there are Argentines who are looking for acquaintances and relatives “

The collapse occurred between 88th and Collins Avenue streets, at Surfside, Miami, in a building that is part of the complex Champlain Tours.

As indicated by the rescuers, a woman died and nine others were rescued from the rubble and transferred with injuries of varying degrees to a nearby hospital.

On the spot more than 80 firefighters work who were carrying out a massive search and rescue operation. As reported by CNN, they still did not specify how many people lived in the building or the possible causes of the loss.

“It’s a terrible disaster. In the United States, buildings just don’t fall.”said Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett.

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