Three more bodies were discovered by first responders overnight, bringing the death toll up to four
Search-and-rescue teams battle weather and small fires while they search through the huge pile of rubble left by the collapse of a 12-story condo on the beachfront. As of Friday afternoon, at least 159 people were still missing.
Overnight, three more bodies were pulled from the rubble by first responders. This brings the death toll up to four.
Families of the unaccounted-for aren’t giving up on hope. Rachel Spiegel stated that her parents lived in the apartment for approximately 4 1/2 years. Her dad was on vacation, but her mom was still in the condo.
“We are just praying and hoping for miracles. Spiegel said Friday afternoon that his mom is everything to him and that he needs her in his life. This is my worst nightmare and my dad’s. My mom is my daughter’s favourite person in the entire world.
Mark Eiglarsh (a Miami-based lawyer) said that he had a friend who lived there and stressed that the entire community is in trouble.
It’s difficult for everyone. According to Fox News, Eiglarsh said that everyone seems to know someone or know someone who is connected to that building. When you think about both options, either he isn’t with us or he is trapped under rubble for two more days. It is very difficult to think about either of these options.
Moshe Wachsmann was a friend of the victim and lived with his daughter and son in law. He said that the rescue efforts appeared to be slow on Thursday, but picked up Friday.
Wachsmann stated to Fox News that “it’s a disaster.” “You would think there’d been a lot more help.”
A spokesperson for Gov. Fox News was informed by Ron DeSantis’s Office that some family reunification centers expressed frustration at the Governor regarding the search efforts on Thursday. However, he assured them that rescue crews have been working round the clock since the collapse.
On Friday, cranes removed heavy concrete pieces and other large debris from the pile. They were trying to make space for rescue teams from above.
Rescue personnel were also digging under the structure with saws, jackhammers and other tools to search for survivors.
David Downey, a retired chief of Miami-Dade fire and rescue, stated Friday that rescue teams were placing themselves in danger by searching above and below the rubble pile for signs of survivors.
Downey said Friday that while the work they do is extremely dangerous, they are understanding the risk and measuring it.
“There are structural engineers who are part of the Search and Rescue Team that can look at these buildings to determine where they can go, which areas they cannot, and where they might stabilize.”
