Xinhua News Agency, Washington, July 7th. Officials from the Miami-Dade County Fire Department in Florida, USA, stated on the 7th that in view of the hopelessness of finding survivors, rescuers have stopped searching for survivors in the ruins of collapsed residential buildings in Surfside Township in the county. jobs. At present, the accident has caused 54 deaths and 86 lost contact.
According to many American media reports, Raid Jadala, the assistant director of the county fire department, told the relatives in a closed meeting that afternoon that based on the current facts, rescuers believed that there was no hope to find survivors and would not Use search and rescue dogs and detection equipment to search for survivors, but will continue to look for the remains of the victims buried in the rubble. According to reports, the family members present burst into tears after hearing the news.
At a press conference held that evening, Miami-Dade County Magistrate Daniela Kava said that the announcement to the families of missing persons to stop searching for survivors was “sorrowful.” Kava said that the death toll caused by the accident has risen to 54 people, of which the identities of 33 have been confirmed, and 86 people are still missing.
According to CNN, on the afternoon of the 7th, a group of residents who survived the collapsed building were escorted by the police to the scene of the accident to receive psychological counseling services. One of the elderly female residents said that she was very sad, but she still wanted to go back to her former home.
The investigation and accountability of the accident have been launched. The Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association issued a statement on the 6th that the Section has formed a working group to review the state’s regulatory laws related to residential building development. Miami-Dade County Attorney Catherine Lendl issued a statement on the 7th that a grand jury has been assigned to investigate the cause of the collapse.
In the early morning of June 24, a 12-story residential building in the coastal town of Surfside collapsed partially. There were 136 houses in the accident building, 55 of which were damaged in the collapse. The accident rescue work has lasted for nearly two weeks, and since the collapse occurred one hour so far, rescuers have not found any survivors.