Collapse in Miami: they found one of the Argenti …

Miami building collapse after collapse, learned of the disappearance of four Argentines, although over the hours it was clarified that there would be at least ten whose fate is unknown and that they could be among the victims. One of them has already been located.

The collapse happened this morning at a 12-story building located between 88th and Collins Avenue in Surfside, near Miami Beach. Local authorities have confirmed that 35 people have been rescued so far and that at least 10 people have been injured.

The Argentine consul in Miami, Leandro Fernández Suárez, said in a dialogue with A24 that it is “an area where there are a lot of Argentines”.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs initially confirmed the disappearance of four Argentines. Then it was referred to a surgeon, his partner and their little girl. The fourth person was an adult male. Then others were added to the possible victims.

In the building too the actors Nicolás Vázquez and Gimena Accardi were there. The couple managed to get out of the Champlain Towers before the collapse.

The two confirmed via their Instagram accounts that they are doing fine. “We are fine, thank you very much for worrying”, thanked Accardi., while Vázquez affirmed that “thank God we are doing well”. “Thanks for the concern,” the actor concluded.

The twelve-story building collapsed around 1 a.m. on Thursday and several witnesses claimed to have felt a shake. A team of 80 Miami Dade firefighters conducted search and rescue operations amid the rubble, while police blocked nearby roads to prevent the passage of vehicles and pedestrians.

They saved 35 people

Miami Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, confirmed that rescuers have managed to get out of the rubble and rescue 35 people so far and that the collapse left at least ten injured

“What we do know is that half of a 12-story building with 144 units collapses, and rescue teams are working. We are trying to identify some people and also to rescue those who may still be trapped, ”Mayor Levine Cava said at a press conference.

Then the official thanked “the tasks of the firefighters, who have been working since dawn and doing the impossible within their reach”.

In the same press conference, the Miami Police Commissioner assured that “it is a very sad day for our community, that is why we send our prayers to the people who are suffering from the disappearance of their loved ones, I appreciate the work of rescue tasks “.

“What we can do is help with whatever is needed, but the main thing is the people who are suffering,” he added.

“We ask those who cannot communicate with their relatives to let us know”

Erica Benítez, spokeswoman for the Miami Fire Department, said that “this morning several calls were received for the collapse of part of a building, about 45 apartments and that they are working to locate people who may be trapped “.

Benítez explained that There are 10 people injured, two of them were taken to hospital and “a total of 35 people inside have already been rescued”. However, the official stressed that they did not have the total number of missing people. “This is why we ask that those who cannot communicate with their relatives to inform us,” he asked.

The Champlain towers complex

This complex of buildings is next to Miami Beach and a few blocks from the neighborhood known as “little Buenos Aires”, where many Argentines reside who emigrated in 2001.

The towers were built in the 1980s and were in the process of being overhauled, according to neighbors, which is done by regulation to 40 years in the building structures.