Residents of the apartment building that collapsed last week in Miami, leaving 11 dead and 150 missing so far, received a letter from the Champlain Towers South Condo board in April warning of the “advance” of its “deterioration.” The renovation process that had begun to correct the problems had a budget of 7.5 million euros that increased to 13.4.
‘The deterioration of concrete is accelerating. The situation on the roof got much worse, so extensive repairs had to be made on the roof ”, is part of the content of a letter that has been published by the US media.
The letter is dated April 8 and signed by Jean Wodnicki , chairman of the board of the Champlain Towers South Condo, the 12-story apartment building that collapsed on June 24. The content of this text is known hours after the press published images of the basement that show the lack of maintenance.
Wodnicki reported that in 2018 consulting services were hired to find out the status of the building, as established by Miami-Dade County law, which after reviewing the presence of ” abundant cracks ” and a deterioration that “would begin to deteriorate. multiply exponentially over the years “, already noting a” significant deterioration “of the garage.
Meanwhile, the president of the United States, Joe Biden , and the first lady, Jill Biden , plan to travel to Florida this Thursday to learn about the tragedy first-hand and it is not ruled out that they will travel to the vicinity of the building, has confirmed the own agent.
In the last hours, the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Cava Levine , has confirmed the discovery of two other bodies, updating the death toll to 11 and the missing number to 150. To these are added the 136 people located outside from the immediate vicinity.
