Miami collapse: they confirm that there are already nine dead | Only three of the victims have been identified and nine Argentines are still missing

the number of bodies due to the collapse of the Champlain Tours residential building in Miami went to new. County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five new bodies were found in construction rubble over the weekend. Again There are nine Argentines whose fate is unknown.

“Today our search and rescue teams found another body among the rubble and, in addition, our research revealed some human remains ”, announced the mayor this Saturday, when he confirmed that the list of missing persons had increased from 159 to 156.

It is Sundayrescuers have found “four other bodies among the rubble, as well as human remains ”, without referring to the number of missing.

Levine Cava said that so far 130 people have been located, but that the task of identifying the victims is complex, therefore they will ask relatives of those who still lack to provide DNA samples. Until now three people who died in the collapse are identified.

Since part of the Champlain Towers building, comprising 136 apartments and on the waterfront in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, collapsed at dawn on Thursday 24, the rescue team has not interrupted searches, working four hour shifts.

In addition to rescuers from other parts of Florida and other states across the country, teams from Mexico and Israel have joined in as reinforcements, Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky reported on Saturday.

The search is hampered by a fire at the base of the mass of iron, reinforced concrete and remains of furniture.

“The fire does not stop, it is located very low at the back of the building, it is very difficult to continue in some parts because of the smoke”, explained Mayor Levine Cava this Sunday at a conference Press.

The fire is extinguished with infrared equipment, foam and water, and a trench has been created in the middle of the mountain of rubble to isolate the smoke and fire.

For now, researchers they were not able to determine the cause of the collapse. But a report known in the last few hours indicates that an engineering firm detected “significant” structural damage in 2018 at the Champlain Towers and recommended that repairs be carried out.

Miami-Dade authorities ordered a inspection in all buildings like the Champlain towers are over 40 and live on the shore.