It was the tribute to the victims of the Champlain towers after two weeks of the collapse in Miami

Only stones, dust and debris remain on Collins Street in Miami, where one of the city’s iconic buildings once stood.. Two weeks have passed since the Champlain South Towers building partially collapsed in the middle of the morning on June 24.

Since then, the relief forces have kept their work in place, under the gaze of the world who are watching with horror as the operation unfolds. As the days went by, the hopes for survival became less and less. After 15 days, they just suck.

Before entering a new phase of work on site, The relief corps paid tribute to the victims with a minute of silence interrupted by the prayers, sobs and tears of those present. From now on, efforts will be focused on attempting to recover the remains of the victims.

“We made the extremely difficult decision to move from search and rescue to recovery.” body, declared Daniella Levine Cava in a brittle and visibly affected tone of voice.

“Our hearts are broken for those who mourn and for those who are still waiting”, He said Daniella Levine Cava, while giving the daily part on rescue missions and the new death toll.

“Our commitment to this mission is deeply personal. It is our community, it is our neighbors and our families. And our first responders have really been digging through this pile (of rubble) every day since the collapse as if they were looking for their own loved ones. “she added, visibly excited, before collapsing towards the end of the game.

The same announcement had been made earlier in a closed-door meeting with family and friends, who learned the news while crying while giving up hope of finding someone alive.

It was the fire services who confirmed that indeed, no hope of finding surfside collapse survivors happened on June 24th.

Miami-Dade Fire ChiefRay Jadallah told families the announcement was “one of the most difficult news I have had to share in my professional career.” “Our only responsibility at this time is to achieve closure”he said, as the family members cried in the background.

For two weeks, rescue teams searched spaces in the rubble large enough to house survivors. But now they say the likelihood of finding someone alive is almost zero.

“We realized from the stress and the pressure force on the walls and floors that they just had no chance of living “Jadallah said.

NO CLEAR CAUSES OF COLLAPSE

After 15 days of the building collapsing, Investigations are continuing to determine the causes of the event. Various theories emerged during these two weeks: from sinkholes to saltwater intrusions that weakened the concrete. Very diverse are the arguments that support the hypotheses concerning the reasons for the collapse of the complex.

The Champlain Towers building in Surfside, which had to be completely demolished last week due to the risk of collapse, was in the middle of a recertification process which is usually ordered by the local government when the structure is 40 years old.

However the eye is on a 2018 report from the design office Morabito Consultants – the same that carried out the inspection every 40 years – in which identified many problems with the building, including “major structural damage” on a concrete slab under the pool deck that needed major repairs.

Experts noted that the process of assessing the possible causes that produced the collapse could take months. He understands an examination of the individual building components that may now be buried in the rubble, testing of concrete to assess its integrity, and an examination of the ground below to see if a sinkhole or other subsidence was responsible for the collapse.

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