They released the names of three more dead in the Miami collapse and there are already eleven identified victims.

Rescasters who work for the sixth day and time trial at the site of the partial collapse of the 12-story building in Surfside (Miami-Dade) announced on Monday the discovery of the bodies of two new victims, with what they already are eleven deceased, Yes the identification of three other people perished in the incident.

the the number of missing now stands at 150, while those found alive are 136, said the mayor of Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, who promised to go “to the bottom” of the investigation to determine the causes of this tragedy which has affected individuals and families in various countries.

Miami-Dade Police also released the names of three other victims who have been identified. It is Marcus Joseph Guara, 52 years, Frank Kleiman, 55, and Michael david altman, 50 years.

Girls of Guara, Lucy, 11 years old and Emma, 4 years old, as well as Marcus’ wife, Ana, 52, are still missing.

Ana Ortiz, 46 years old, and Luis Bermudez, 26 years old, wife and son-in-law of Kleimane, they were identified yesterday. His brother, Jay Kleiman, and his mother Nancy Kleiman are still missing.

Most of the deaths identified so far have been Hispanic, like many rescuers, including teams from other parts of the United States and also from countries such as Mexico and Israel.

Among the deceased are Antoine Yes Gladys lozano placeholder image, a married couple of Cuban origin aged 83 and 79, who their relatives said feared they would be separated by death and they were reportedly married for 59 years in July.

Venezuelans Leon Oliwkowicz, 80 years old and Cristina Beatriz Elvira, 74 years old, they had also been married for many years.

Another identified victim is Manuel LaFont, a 54-year-old man separated from Houston, Texas, who enjoyed playing basketball with his son at a nearby park.

The first identified victim was the American Dawn Fang Stacie, 54 years old, including the 15 year old son, Jonas Manager, who was abducted alive from the remains of the building on the very day of the collapse, is recovering from his injuries in a hospital.

Rescue work continues

Ray jadallah, deputy chief of the Miami-Dade fire department, said rescuers would change position on the debris mountain on Monday so heavy machinery would lift a large reinforced concrete slab in an area where several bodies have been found these days.

For reasons not yet determined, the northeast wing of the building Champlain towers, opened in 1981 and comprising a total of 136 apartments, collapsed in seconds at 1.30am (6.30am GMT) on Thursday, June 24, while its inhabitants were sleeping.

Fifty-five apartments turned into piles of rubble, where today more than 240 people worked in different jobs but with one priority: finding survivors, according to Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett.

Burkett said on Monday that although five days have passed since the collapse, it is still possible to find people alive, as has been shown in earthquakes and other similar disasters. However, Hope fades over the hours.

The priority remains focused on the search for survivors or the remains of victims of the collapse, but they are also looking for indications on the possible causes of what happened.

Surfside Mayor’s Office has assigned a team of engineers, led by a veteran Allyn kilshemer, the task of determining how he could have collapsed from top to bottom in seconds the entire northeast wing of the 12-story building and 40 years old.

Kilsheimer, of KCE Structural Engineers, said after visiting the site, in a press release, that there is no visible evidence of a major structural failure.

More documents on construction issues

In addition, the town hall of Surfside published on Monday a new batch of documents that are in your files on the damaged building, which show, like others published before, the structural and other problems he had.

Among them, some of 2019 in which the association of owners of the Champlain towers has expressed its concern to the municipality due to the effects that the construction of a large building nearby could have on the structure.

A year earlier, a report from an engineering firm had indicated that there was a “significant” structural damage to the building, largely due to the fact that a waterproofing sheet in the pool area had been placed incorrectly, preventing water from flowing properly and recommending repairs.

The newspaper Miami Herald published this Monday information in which it is indicated that a month after this report, the official then in charge of these questions at the town hall, which he identifies as Ross Prieto, told the neighbors of the Champlain towers that the building was “in very good condition”.

the Miami Herald contacted Prieto and said that didn’t remember what he said in a meeting with the condo boardbecause it was collected in a file to which the newspaper had access.

The causes of the collapse are already being investigated by the competent authorities, but it stands to reason that this will be a long and complex investigation and answers will not come as soon as the survivors and the families of the victims want them to.

More demands on the horizon

The first lawsuit against the Champlain Tours Association was filed on the very day of the collapse by a law firm for “Not having been able to secure and save lives and property.”

The owner of an apartment in the Champlain towers, Manuel Drezner and “Others in the same situation” which can be added to the lawsuit once filed, They are claiming a first figure of $ 5 million in damages.

On Monday, two law firms, Morgan & Morgan and Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, which specialize in falling property lawsuits, reported that They are investigating and exploring possible legal proceedings regarding the collapse of the building.

“We are actively investigating what caused the building to collapse, if there were any warning signs that were missed or ignored, and if the system of building codes and regulations, which aims to prevent this type of disaster, has failed, ”said lawyer René Rocha.

(With information from EFE)

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