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Relatives of Paraguay’s first lady among dozens missing in Miami-area building collapse
KTLA ^

Posted on 06/24/2021 10:07:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo told local media that six people from the South American country are still unaccounted for after the collapse. They are Sophia López Moreira, the sister of first lady Silvana Abdo, her husband Luis Pettengill, her three children and the family’s assistant, according to Paraguayan authorities.

President Mario Abdo’s activities were cancelled for Thursday and Friday so that he can be with his wife while she waits for word on the fate of her sister and her family, Paraguay’s government announced.


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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: buildingcollapse; miami; paraguay

1 posted on 06/24/2021 10:07:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

It’s my understanding from Floridians I have talked to, that summer is when the South Americans come to FL to stay for their winter.

This news would not surprise me.


2 posted on 06/24/2021 11:33:52 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…..)
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To: BenLurkin

Very sad. I hope the investigators can quickly get to the bottom of what caused the partial collapse.


3 posted on 06/24/2021 11:58:33 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: metmom

Orthodox Jewish area more than anything....


4 posted on 06/25/2021 12:07:30 AM PDT by wardaddy (Feel my warmth)
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To: BenLurkin

She looks very Not Guilty!


5 posted on 06/25/2021 1:36:21 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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