Miami Collapse: Rescue Suspended Due to Risk of New Collapse | There are signs of instability in the structure that has been left standing

The search for victims instead of collapse of the Surfside building, at Miami, It should have been interrupted for the first time since June 24, due to “movements” in the part still standing, the authorities reported.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky have confirmed operations continue to shut down for now and resume when structural engineers determine what can be done. Movements that indicate instability in the building were recorded around 2 a.m., according to Cominsky.

In a part of “ground zero” “6 to 12 inches of movement” (152 to 304 millimeters) were recorded, which adds to the movement in other parts of the building still standing.

Those the movements added to the displacement of the debris raised fears of possible “additional landslides” this could put operators at risk, he said.

Spanish firefighter spokeswoman Erika Benítez said engineers were working with experts “to develop new strategies to keep going.” At the press conference, no new discovery of victims was reported, which therefore remains at 18 deaths, including two children.

The disappeared in the collapse of the Tours Champlain Sud, a 12-storey building and 136 apartments, 40 years old, they are 145 to date. Fifty-five apartments collapsed in seconds due to causes being investigated in the early morning hours of June 24.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, also at the press conference, said contingency plans are already being prepared to deal with the possible threat of Tropical Storm Elsa to South Florida, where she would arrive on Monday, according to some forecasts.