The remains of the last person are still listed as missing Florida apartment collapsed Miami-Dade County officials said on Monday that the tower on June 24 had been restored and confirmed, and the final confirmed death toll reached 98.
The authorities said at a press conference that the search team found the body of the latest victim, Estelle Hedaya, on July 20. Since then, forensic doctors have been working to determine her identity. Then announce Monday’s news.
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MIAMI-The Dade Fire Department searched for more victims around the clock at the waterfront location of the Champlain Tannan apartment in Surfside, a suburb of Miami, and was demobilized last Friday.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava called the joint search and rescue operation and efforts to locate and identify the victims of the Surfside disaster as “the largest non-hurricane emergency response in our state’s history.” .
The mayor said: “Today I can report that due to continued heroic efforts, the whereabouts of the last missing person is now unknown and his family has been notified.” “Through these tireless efforts, we can at least let all those who report missing relatives. end.”
The confirmed death toll includes 97 victims who died directly when the building collapsed while residents were sleeping in the early morning of June 24, and one victim who died during hospitalization.
Since the early morning after the collapse 33 days ago, no one has been rescued from piles of powdery concrete, shredded wood and twisted metal. The authorities officially gave up hope of finding more survivors on July 7.
Levin Kava said that although it is believed that the remains of everyone trapped in the rubble have been found, the police will continue to screen the debris to find more remains of the dead and return personal belongings to their loved ones.
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The chief of the Miami-Dade Police Department, Alfred Ramirez, told reporters that through the debris left when half of the building collapsed and the rubble of the high-rise building that was originally left but was later demolished, Continue to search for property.
The authorities said they are still collecting evidence to investigate the cause of the crash.
Although the cause is still undetermined, a 2018 engineering report found that structural defects are now the focus of several investigations, including grand jury investigations.
The disaster prompted South Florida officials to study whether there are signs of poor construction or structural weakness in residential buildings.
— Steve Gorman reporting in Los Angeles; edited by Leslie Adler and Sandra Maler
