“Unfortunately, we have a tragic night behind us. We are missing 159 people and the death toll has risen to four. Rescue work is continuing, we still believe that we will find survivors under the rubble, “said Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
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According to her, another 120 missing people have already been traced. However, it is not yet clear how many people were in the building at the time of its collapse.
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US President Joe Biden has approved a declaration of a state of emergency in Florida. The Federal Agency for Crisis Management (FEMA) will provide assistance in debris removal, emergency protection measures and individual assistance in compensation.
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Biden should go to the scene himself next week, but he should also make an extraordinary speech during Friday. He had not yet spoken to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but added that he was ready to provide any assistance if the governor requested it.
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The cause of the landslide has not yet been clarified by local authorities. According to the video, the center of the house must have slipped, and a few seconds later the part closest to the ocean. The building was built in 1981 and had more than 130 housing units, of which 80 were occupied. 55 of them were destroyed.
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:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/L7TYUDSZC5ECPPNCZTK3QH6TPI.jpg "Landslide in Miami: Florida state senator said he saw rescue teams remove a body in a body bag")