Heartbreaking testimony from man awaiting news from loved ones after Miami collapse

“We don’t know anything and it’s very frustrating”. Pablo Rodríguez had his mother and grandmother in the 12-story building that collapsed on Thursday in Surfside, north of Miami Beach.

In a heartbreaking testimony, the man recounted the dramatic moments in which his uncle informed him of the event and the desperate calls to hospitals began to hear from the two women.

“We don’t know what happened and we don’t know what the situation is either.”said the man to Infobae the reunion center that the town of Surfside has established for the families of the victims.

Rodriguez, originally from Miami, highlighted the work of authorities, although he said that at that time The most “frustrating” is the uncertainty.

“Everyone is doing their best, but we have no information and it is very frustrating”, he assured.

So far, authorities have confirmed the death of a woman in the collapse of the Champlain towers, which happened in the middle of the night when the residents of the building were sleeping.

Several people were transported to hospitals in the region, according to media reports, as firefighters fight to rescue those trapped.

After the collapse, the causes of which are unknown, a mountain of rubble formed next to the Champlain towers building, where they worked all night some 80 rescuers looking for possible victims and survivors to get people out who are still inside the building.

In emergency communications services, Miami Beach firefighters said they were working on the building collapse “With multiple patients” and asked for help from “all available units”.

The collapse, the causes of which are being investigated, It was made in the part that faces the famous Miami Beach.

Building has 130 apartments, but it is not known how many were occupied or how many people were inside when a complete part of the structure fell, as there is many neighbors who do not live there permanently.

Miami-Dade County Technical Rescue Team is working on site with the help of the fire departments of several cities in this area of ​​Miami.

Residents of neighboring apartment buildings said they were afraid when they heard what sounded like an explosion. “It was as if stones were falling, then sparks started falling from the wall and the power went out. I woke up nervous with all of this tragedy. The truth was very ugly, ”he commented to News 23, Armando Roig, who lives next to the collapsed building.

Authorities have set up a telephone for people seeking information on residents of the Champlain Towers building.

Some buildings and houses around the site of the collapse are without light, while several trucks from the electricity company FPL are working to restore service.

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