they demolished the part of the building that was still standing

By a spectacular operation with explosives, the specialists demolished Sunday evening the part of the Champlain Towers South building which had survived the tragic collapse of Miami which currently accumulates the sad number of 24 dead and 121 missing, which are still being dug in the rubble.

The operation was carried out by means of a planned collapse with sequential detonations using explosive cartridges so that the structure falls on its own axis and does not affect the area where rescuers are working.

Due to the huge cloud of dust from the demolition, in the surrounding blocks, they asked to keep the doors and windows closed, in addition to having turned off the air conditioners, so that it does not seep into the houses.

As soon as this cloud clears and new debris settles, rescuers should keep working, although without danger of collapse that had the sector of the construction which had not fallen.

Not only were there fears of a possible imminent collapse of the building, but the arrival of tropical storm Elsa to the shores of Florida.

The front has already passed through Cuba, and after contacting the warm waters of the Florida Strait, it could add strength, and while it wouldn’t have its most powerful center in Miami-Dade, it might even generate storm surge that, given the fragility of the structure, it could have caused another tragedy.

The level of detail of the operation was such that the firefighters even looked for the possible presence of forgotten animals in this part of the building, so as not to drag them to an inevitable death.

To proceed with the demolition, the search for victims had to be interrupted for 15 hours. Now the remains of the demolished building will be immediately deleted so that rescuers have access for the first time to the parking area, which is one of the research centers.

With this it could be obtained clearer vision possible gaps in the rubble where there could be survivors.

There has been no rescue of living people since the first hours after the collapse of the June 24.

In recent days, following complaints from owners, two other buildings were evacuated in Miami because of the possible risk of collapse. The authorities assess the structures.

Independence day without festivities

July 4th is Independence Day from the United States, although this year Miami did not have its traditional party with fireworks on the beach.

The government asked the population at 9 p.m. they light candles, the screens of their mobile phones or any type of light to pay homage to the victims of the collapse, to give a message of hope to the families of the missing and in homage to the rescuers who never stop in their search.

Again this vigil that he sent again a message of hopeDespite the passing days, there was a moving silence between the lights which sought to enlighten the rescuers.

An Argentina and her daughter among the victims

Last Saturday, the lifeless body of Argentinian photographer Graciela Cattarossi was found in the rubble.

Two days earlier, they had also found the body of his 7 year old daughter, Stella, in a moving scene, as the girl’s father, a Miami-Dade firefighter, was at the scene.

Graciela and Stella were at the time of the collapse at 1:23 a.m. in apartment 501 of the south tower of the Champlain Towers condominium.

The the photographer’s parents were there too (Gino and Graciela) and her sister, Andrea, an architect who lives in Pilar who was visiting Miami, whom we have not heard from yet.

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