The Surfside Condo takedown...

So far it's 24 dead at the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside where a section collapsed last week.
Lots of news (and fears) about the approaching tropical storm, but South Florida had 2 days of perfect weather. Rescue work was suspended last night and the remaining portion of the building was taken down around 10:30pm in a controlled demolition.

The thought of that sickens me.

The official statement was between 10:00pm and 3:00am
You couldn't wait... could you?

I read the collapse was to be away from the area where the first section fell so it didn't hamper continued rescue in finding as many dead as they could. At this point, there is no hope of recovering anyone alive.

I'm thinking of the residents to the 100+ apartments that remained standing. They were evacuated and not given a second to take any belongings with them.
Important things like identification, documents, jewelry, cash, keys all remained inside.

The whole thing was handled poorly. It's a fiasco to a degree beyond comprehension.

Both sides of the beachfront have been barricaded and the waters patrolled by coastguard. I haven't read anything about the


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The Miami Herald newspaper documented the whole thing:

Does this part of south FL sit on soft, porous rock full of caves and sink holes?
When you said about law suits being filed on your other blog, I thought that doesn't help people now.

I get being grateful to be alive, but how do people function and start to rebuild without ID, access to bank accounts, work clothes, car keys?

It makes me wonder if I should have an emergency kit by the front door in case my new downstairs neighbours set their kitchen on fire again.

I'm also wondering if the collapse and 'controlled demlition' could destabilise other buildings in the area.
korn, Miami Beach is sand, sand and more sand. The condo is 100 yards from the ocean. If you dig down 30 feet salt water comes up. All construction in that area requires pilings driven into the ground with a monolithic slab on top.
As sea levels rise, unfortunately, it should not be surprising if similar occurrences happen.
Living very close to the ocean on a sandbar as sea levels rise is increasingly hazardous.
This was exacerbated by ignoring structural flaws and deterioration.
It's your version of Grenfell Tower, where at least 72 people died horribly.

The government sat on reports before it happened saying it shouldn't take a major disaster for action to be taken to avoid a major disaster and yet little action has been taken to avoid another disaster in many, many other buildings around the UK.
Very sad that the residents were not allowed into their condos to get things they needed...or, those belongings that had sentimental value. I would have grabbed the important things, a few other things and been out of the building as soon as the first building fell. I couldn’t have lived in peace, much less slept peacefully...again.

So many lives lost and so many people who will have to start life from scratch.
Agreed, no survivors.
3 more bodies recovered today.
It might be will be impossible identifying bodies from here on in.
When this type of disaster happens my first thoughts are always directed to if the builders didn't skimp on the proper materials etc. Its unimaginable to think that one minute you're asleep and the next there is a ton of rubble coming down on you.sad flower
Built 40 years ago to the standards of the time. It was the residents and association who avoided a special assessment over a hundred thousand per apartment. No or minimal maintenance after leaks and structural damage was evident.
36 dead.
Plan change:

"Officials made the decision Wednesday to cease search and rescue operations, putting an end to the hopes of finding survivors beneath the rubble."

"No survivors have been pulled from the rubble since the day the building collapsed, when 37 people were taken out alive. One of those survivors later died at the hospital.

The official death toll increased to 54 on Wednesday after eight more bodies were recovered. The number of people unaccounted for dropped to 86, a figure that has remained fluid as investigators continue to verify the list of those missing."

My guess is those remaining in the rubble are crushed within the cement structure. Once the heavy machinery moves in and more bodies are uncovered, it will be very difficult (maybe impossible) to identify the remains.
When recovery teams were searching through the ashes and debris of Genfell Tower, it was like, "Is this a bone, or a bit of chair leg?"

The heat was so intense a lot of bodies were incinerated.

There was also no clear idea of how many people perished: people may have had guests, there may have been undocumented immgrants and homeless people may have been sleeping in stairwells.
54 confirmed dead and 86 still unaccounted for. sad flower
Tomorrow is another day...
10 more found on Thursday bringing the total to 64.
And people say that there is a God?.........confused
Always remember there are a zillion people worse off than ourselves sad flower
For the Victims, anyway (RIP)..........sad flower
As of Friday afternoon, 79
Yes, the mania of politicians (of the Liberal persuasion) to weaken unions, introduce punitive workplace laws; and attempt to erode unionization on building sites. From the pampered Political Class, who have never done any real physical work (let alone hard physical work), such as that to be found on building sites....a bit rich coming from these types of people, isn't it? (Well, at least I think so)..............

Once more sorry to hear about the victims.............

sad flower
Death toll on Saturday climbs to 86
Continued search and the death toll is now 90.
Machines and trucks. The death toll is up to 97 now.

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