Posted on 06/25/2021 9:05:21 AM PDT by BenLurkin
There are now 159 people unaccounted for in the partial building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday — a rise from 99 people a day earlier.
Three more bodies were found in the rubble, bringing the number of fatalities so far to four. More than 100 people have already been accounted for.
"I want to be very clear about the numbers," Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday. "They're very fluid. We'll continue to update you as we have them."
"We will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive," Levine Cava said. "That is why we are using our dogs and our sonar and our cameras — everything possible to seek places where there may still be people to be found."
"As we work tirelessly and stand united — local municipal, county, state and now federal support — we are going to work as hard as we can to continue our search-and-rescue effort," Levine Cava said. "That is our priority, that is where we're focused and protecting our first responders who are on the scene."
She said that people evacuated from the building are being provided food, shelter, cash to assist with their basic needs and grief counseling at a family reunification center.
President Biden approved an emergency declaration on Friday morning authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.
The cause of the building's sudden collapse early Thursday morning remains unclear.
A reunification center has been established near the site of the building where families and friends await any news of their loved ones.
Expecting a massive tragedy in human life lost.
Biden’s fault.
Assuming the building constructed with illegal labor
Horible how does a building just collapse without help
“Unaccounted for” could certainly mean dead...but it could mean other things too.
Warm humid air...over decades...can cause concrete to deteriorate.
The building had been sinking slowly since the 1990s.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/06/24/surfside-condo-sinking/p
No words.
I can think of three causes.
1.) The building was improperly built because of graft.
2.) The building was weakened by nearby construction.
3.) The building was deliberately sabotaged .
I can think of four causes.
1.) The building was improperly built because of graft.
2.) The building was weakened by nearby construction.
3.) The building was deliberately sabotaged.
4.) Sinkhole.
40 years. This building stood for 40 years yet collapsed in mere seconds. What was the final straw?
I wonder how long before they blame the building’s collapse on “climate change” or on the governor. You know they are figuring out how to spin this to fit some narrative or other.
4.) Construction on a barrier island.
Maybe the building didn’t collapse; maybe it just has a stutter?
They will blame this on climate change.
The building was forty years old. The concrete and rebar may have corroded from long term exposure to saltwater laden air.
Poor construction probably contributed.
Just my guess.
It was built in 1981. “Illegals” have nothing to do with this.
Apparently one of the condo owners had threatened to sue the HOA and owners because she had complained about cracks in the outside wall and nothing was done until they resolved whether it was the homeowner’s responsibility or that of the building. She was one of those who survived, fortunately.
These buildings are supposed to be structurally inspected every 40 years, with interim inspections for other areas (electrical, roof, etc.). I’d say that schedule is going to change! Almost all of the buildings in this area were built around the same time, so they’re all possibly damaged (not only subsidence, but the salt air and water attacking the metal structural parts).
Just heartbreaking.
Prayers continuing.
Too late. Global warming has already bee identified as the suspect: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/weather/2021/06/25/could-climate-change-have-contributed-surfside-condo-collapse/7779816002/
Contractors have been known to cut corners. For example, specs call for iron reinforcing bars to be spaced 12 inches apart in the concrete. The contractor places them 18 inches apart instead, just to save a few bucks. No big deal, right? And no one will know anyway because the rebars will be covered with concrete.
I’m not saying that happened here. But it has happened.
The climate change train left the station during the first reports of this catastrophe. Blaming DeSantis is baked in, wait'll Joy Behar and Rachel Madcow chime in.
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