The Magistrate of Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, Daniela Levin Kava, announced on the evening of July 8 local time that the death toll from the collapse of a residential building in Florida has risen to 64, and 76 people are still unaccounted for. Currently, search and rescue operations have ceased.
Earlier, Raid Jadala, Assistant Director of the Miami-Dade County Fire Department, told relatives in a closed-door meeting that based on current facts, rescuers believed that there was no hope to find survivors and would no longer use search and rescue dogs and rescue dogs. The detection equipment searches for survivors, but will continue to look for the remains of the victims buried in the rubble. Alan Kominsky, chief of the county’s fire department, predicted that the excavation of the remains would still take several weeks. According to reports, the family members present burst into tears after hearing the news.
At present, the investigation and accountability of the accident have been launched. On the 7th local time, Miami-Dade County Attorney Catherine Lendl issued a statement saying that a grand jury has been assigned to investigate the cause of the collapse. The Associated Press reported that residents of the building have filed at least six lawsuits over the collapse. Investigators have not yet determined why the 40-year-old residential building collapsed. According to a 2018 structural survey report, this residential building had “severe structural damage.”
Original title: The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in Florida rises to 64, 76 people are still missing
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