People are still missing in the rubble after the partial collapse of a residential building in the US state of Florida. Authorities are now moving from a rescue to a salvage operation.
Miami – Two weeks after the partial collapse of a residential building in the US state of Florida, the authorities assume that only bodies will be found in the rubble.
The mayor of Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, announced that it is now in the process of moving from a rescue to a salvage operation. This decision was "extremely difficult". “We all asked God for a miracle,” she said.
Eight more bodies had been found in the past few hours, it said. This increases the official number of deaths to 54. However, dozens of people are still missing. The residential complex with around 130 units collapsed on June 24th in Surfside near Miami for reasons that are still unexplained. dpa
