Miami collapse: 8 bodies found and 36 dead – News

Four other bodies were found on Tuesday among the rubble of the collapsed building in Surfside, Miami, bringing the number of deceased to 36, of whom 29 have been identified, including an Argentinian, while 109 are still missing.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed the discovery to the press, adding that authorities were able to confirm that of the 109 missing, 70 were in the 12-story building at the time of the collapse.

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“We know that there may be people who were in the building and that no one reported them,” said the mayor, who assured that the police “will make sure to identify who was and who was not. was not in this building, ”an AFP agency office.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said Sunday night’s demolition of the part of the building that was still standing allowed search teams to expand their operations.

More than 200 members of the rescue teams were working on the remains of the residential block, from which some 2,500 tons of debris were removed, authorities said.

Work on the site was only interrupted by lightning.

“We are closely monitoring the weather,” said Levine Cava, pointing to the “extremely adverse and difficult conditions” in which the rescuers were working.

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said engineers were doing a “complete structural overhaul” of other high-rise buildings in the city, including Champlain Towers North, a “sister” condo tower to which it was built. is collapsed.

Authorities are “deeply concerned about this building” and some residents have moved, he said.

The collapse of part of the 12-story tower of the Champlain Towers South residential building occurred on June 24 and the cause is still unknown.

What remained standing was demolished with explosives on Sunday evening.