(AP), LIVE UPDATES: SURFSIDE CONDO BUILDING COLLAPSE. It just makes us really grateful, but also sad. This was in a matter of seconds, out of nowhere. "It's just sad. I had just taken all of my mother's pictures - all the pictures of our family to that condo two days before that because I was going to sort them all out. An eyeglass store refilled her prescription, even though she never called it in. Firefighterseventuallyrescued him from his fourth-floor balcony. Nicholas Balboa was walking his dog around midnight when he felt the ground shake. MIAMI (CBSMiami) - For the fortunate who survived the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in late June, getting basic help early on was simple. When Rosenthal opened his front door, he saw his hallway had been blocked by debris from the collapse. He was obviously sleeping, Balboa said two weeks ago. I thought it was a wonderful property because I was so happy. By Wilson Wong. At least four people have been confirmed dead and 159 others remain unaccounted for. Rosenthal is not the only survivor who has shared their story. I also want you to know that that couple - that they keep saying in the news that 1001 - it's a man and his wife - that the niece was visiting them - they were the nicest people, the nicest people, were always - I'm by myself. The family reached the third floor, where they helped a young woman and an elderly residentget to the ground floor. It was like 'Titanic,'" she said. I have friends in Surfside. Those are people I say hello to. ", "It's a tremendous tragedy," he said, after taking a moment to collect himself. Search and Rescue personnel pull a body out of the rubble after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021. I lived there by myself. And I don't know - we just - we climbed out of rubble. Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing . Without hesitation, I did exactly what she told me. GARCIA-NAVARRO: It sounds like you want answers. Rescuers are in a desperate bid to try and find survivors in Surfside, Fla., amid the wreckage of the Champlain Towers condo building. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. But subsidence, or the gradual sinking of land, likely would not on its own cause a building to collapse, according to Wdowinski, whose expertise is in space geodesy, natural hazards and sea level rise. Instead she's been sleeping in a chair, constantly thinking of the victims who couldn't escape. It's still unclear what caused the condominium, which has withstood decades of hurricanes, to partially collapse. Surfside condo collapse:Town leaders fuming at obstacles to investigation, aim to sue county, From March:Florida judge approves $83 million settlement for property loss in Surfside condo collapse. Contact this reporter at kvlamis@insider.com. As many as nine victims, or about 10% of the death toll, remained alive and buried under the mountains of debris after parts of the 12-story residential building in Surfside, a quiet neighborhood just outside of Miami Beach, caved in on June 24 around 1:25 a.m. SUSANA ALVAREZ: Not well. Yes. I can't imagine. It's like a motor it just goes fast, fast, fast," he said, adding that they don't even know where to start. "Its nothing short of amazing.". Rescue crews . Many lost cars, too, buried in the buildings underground parking garage. "It's very hard for us to even think about these people that are not there with us anymore," he said. That's when the family started hearing loud noises. It wasnt about my home. They came out, and then I said, we got to get out of here. So far, one person is confirmed dead, 11 are injured and 99 people . "I was prepared for the whole building to come down," one survivor said. ALVAREZ: I am near the building. At least 10 people have been confirmed dead, but over 150 are still missing as of Monday afternoon. All my friends were giving me luggage and clothes and things. Did anyone survive the collapse Surfside? Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks to ABC News for an interview on "Good Morning America" on June 25, 2021. "There's got to be a reason we came back later. The family's condo was on the ninth floor of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida. (Liyah Deveaux) By KELLI KENNEDY. Rodriguez helped neighbors escape to a second-floor balcony where firefighters helped them to the ground. It was about the life that I had there. she told WPLG. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue workers search through the rubble for survivors after a condo building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021. I mean, the bed was shaking. Direktor said the construction plans had already been submitted to the Town of Surfside but the only work that had begun was on the roof. And I ran, and I ran. Crews searched for hours but were unable to find her, the report said. The condominium is a mix of full-time residents, seasonal residents, renters and short-term visitors, so authorities have been relying largely on neighbors and word of mouth, according to the official. I looked forward, which is where the elevator shaft is, and it was just a hole," Albert Aguero recalled. She hasn't slept in a bed since the collapse a week ago. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. or redistributed. The lady that was in the elevator with me before I went to bed that night, before I went to - home for the evening - we were talking. Albert Aguero (top left), his wife Janette Aguero (bottom right), his son Justin Willis (top right) and his daughter Athena Aguero (bottom left) speak to ABC News for an interview on "Good Morning America" in Surfside, Fla. on June 25, 2021. (AP), OFFICIALS PLANNING FOR LIKELY DEMOLITION OF REMAINING STRUCTURE. A woman who survived the collapse of a condo building in Florida said she escaped by climbing through the rubble in the dark with her dog. The public may view the reports by going to WSVN.com and clicking on "FCC Public File", or by visiting the FCC's website at FCC.org. We climbed out of rubble. (Sara Nir) RIGHT: A bedroom in the Nir's apartment, Unit 111, before the collapse . Just because the body gets mangled doesnt mean thats what killed you, Caprara said. All rights reserved. / CBS News. When part of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed early Thursday, it left a pile of rubble where the beachside residences once stood. Support . A Warner Bros. But her mother, Angela Gonzalez, and her sister, Deven Gonzalez, did survive. What are you thinking at this moment? He thought the cause of the collapse was a gas explosion and wanted to get a safe distance away. WSVN broadcast educational and informational programming for children, and file quarterly reports with the FCC detailing the station's outreach to children. It was. "We decided to run to the other side of the building, the north side of the building, where there is another staircase," he said. We talked until 1 in the morning, De Moura said. My balcony doors opened. And the stairs were all full of rubble. Although he and his family are safe, Longobardi said they are all "shocked. Now she has moved in with family members and assumes what's left of the building will be torn down with no chance to recover belongings. Photos: Florida beachfront condo collapses, Surfside mourns victims as death toll nears 100, One year later, Surfside survivors recall collapse and healing journey, Memorial held for victims of the Surfside tragedy on anniversary of the condo collapse, Judge approves $1 billion settlement in deadly Florida condo collapse, "Voice in the rubble" victim of Surfside condo collapse is identified, Lawsuit claims construction triggered deadly condo collapse, history of maintenance and structural concerns. In the first 48 hours, we obviously did not have all the resources, Burkett, the mayor, told USA Today. And I - my apartment is in the front of the building, and it's right across the elevators. Copyright 2023 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. Sara picked up Gabe on her way home and they all arrived back at the building just before 1 a.m., he said. Direktor noted that he hadn't been warned of any structural issues with the building or about the land it was built on. Initially, 150 people were thought to be missing. Victims also appear likely to get some money from the liability insurer for Champlain Towers Souths condominium association, which has at least four lawsuits pending related to the collapse. Hes based in Tallahassee. Published But the kindness of people has been phenomenal. "Any time we hear like, 'boom,' or just something that's very unusual, anything that brings those flashbacks, it's just terrifying and it's very traumatizing," he said. "The building swayed like a sheet of paper. Though most who managed to flee to safety lived in parts of the building that remain standing, they have little hope of returning to reclaim clothing, computers, jewelry and sentimental possessions they left behind. GARCIA-NAVARRO: You did the only thing you could. Legal Statement. As they stepped onto the beach, Alfredo said he could hear the cries for help coming from the wreckage. If the cause of death could have been multiple things, and we dont have enough evidence to say definitely what it was, we dont list possible causes.. They were screaming. The cause of the collapse is still being investigated, but evidence soon emerged of a history of maintenance and structural concerns at the building, which was just beginning a multimillion-dollar repair project. Heavy machinery is used to remove a support column as search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building on Friday. I couldnt tell where it was coming from.. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Where are you staying right now? Families deserve to know what really happened to their loved ones. Dressed in flip-flops and pajamas, Alfredo and Marian Lopez left their home of 22 years afterwhat sounded like a loud crash of thunder woke them from their sixth-floor apartment at the northwest corner of the Champlain Towers South. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Everything I owned was in that apartment, but I don't care. "Panic starts to set in, like we need to really run, because I don't know if the rest of it is coming down. Nobody had been found alive since immediately after the Florida building crumbled almost two weeks ago, killing at least 54. MIAMI BEACH The first victim was found in the heap of wreckage just hours after the sudden collapse of a 13-story oceanside condo building. She did - to yoga with me. Scene at family reunification center, where 'it's the waiting that's getting to me' ", She made her way to a nearby stairwell and tried to exit on the pool deck, but the door was jammed. Anyone with family members from the condominium who are either safe or still missing is urged to call 305-614-1819 to account for them. Fire-rescue logs obtained by the paper showed that search dogs found signs of life in the Champlain Towers South wreckage site multiple times in the hours after the 1:25 a.m. collapse. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Susana Alvarez, thank you very much for talking with us. ALVAREZ: They are. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. He followed the sound and located 15-year-old Jonah Handler, whose hand and fingers were visibly wiggling through the wreckage. I think that it was a progressive evolution, and every hour that went by, we continued to add resources.. That was a very difficult night, Scheinhaus said. I won't leave. 2023 Cable News Network. Nicholas Balboa said he had been walking his dog past midnight on June 24 when he felt the ground shake and saw that a major section of the condo complex had collapsed. First published on July 14, 2021 / 2:21 PM. For five long . Your email address will not be published. Surfside Resident Who Survived Condominium Collapse Wants Answers NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Susana Alvarez, who lived on the 10th floor of the building that collapsed in Surfside, Florida From the balcony of his vacation rental in Unit 1106 right by the collapsed wing he saidhe saw a grey cloud covering the entire building. We've received your submission. The Lopez family has lived for two decades on the street side of the condo that's still partially intact. "The whole bedroom was shaking so violently that, honestly, I was prepared for the whole building to come down," Janette Aguero added. - Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children Officials said Thursday that they're making plans for the likely demolition of all parts of the building that didn't collapse. "I don't think I've really processed what happened.". NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Susana Alvarez, who lived on the 10th floor of the building that collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Of the 136 condominium units, approximately 55 were destroyed along the northeast corridor, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah. It was like a sandstorm. More than 150 people were unaccounted for after a high-rise condo building partially collapsed near Miami Beach early Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and 11 injured, officials said . The second body was pulled out a short while later. You couldn't see anything. And there was an older lady and they were helping us out of the rubble. A 2020 study conducted by Shimon Wdowinski, a professor at Florida International University's Institute of Environment in Miami, found signs of land subsidence in from 1993 to 1999 in the area where the Champlain Towers South condominium is located. She said she believed she is only one of two people from her floor who survived. Ryan Logan, the American Red Cross' regional disaster officer for south Florida, said the organization has been helping about 18 families, and some of them have been looking for ways they can help other victims. July 14, 2021 / 6:01 AM / CBS Miami. Coco, a black and white tuxedo cat, was left behind after her 89-year-old owner was pulled to safety from her fourth floor apartment. One unit over, and I am gone, Rosenthal added. The remaining portion of the structure was demolished on July 4, and search efforts shifted into recovery mode. GARCIA-NAVARRO: There's been a lot of news coming out about why this might have happened. As of Friday, some 159 people were still unaccounted for following the collapse of the northeast section of Champlain Towers early Thursday morning, and four people have . As of Wednesday, officials said 75 people were confirmed dead and 90 of the victims have been identified. Did you encounter any technical issues? She still hears the screams from that night. I was sleeping, and I heard the loudest thunderclap Ive heard in my life times 100, he said. Officials said Thursday they're making plans for the likely demolition of all parts of the building that didn't collapse. SURFSIDE As many as nine of the 98 victims who died in the worst building collapse in modern U.S. history might have survived the initial cave-in, a USA Today investigation suggests . A family who survived the Surfside condominium collapse said they were mere feet from losing their lives. The Associated Press reported that the $1 billion settlement would come from several sources, including insurance companies, engineering companies and a luxury condominium that had recently been built next door. The teens rescue was one of at least 37 people rescued the day of the collapse. He cannot help but wish, though, that a . I don't care about that. 00:25. The judges initial approval came May 28, the day after attorneys for the families of victims reached an agreement to avoid a protracted court battle that could have taken years to resolve. What we know about the building collapse so far. He said the Surfside investment is its first U.S. project. Nine of the 98 Surfside victims may have SURVIVED the initial condo collapse: Fire rescue logs show woman was alive in rubble for TEN HOURS. I - and I just want my cat back. The collapsed condo was about to begin . Im in a dream in California. In the early morning hours of June 24, Sara, Gabe and Chani were home but all three had a reason to be awake later than usual. "Im just grateful I made it out alive with my family," Nir said. For now they are staying at a nearby hotel, the floor of their room cluttered with items donated by friends and strangers. An aerial view showing a partially collapsed building in Surfside near Miami Beach, Fla., June 24, 2021. "Just don't know why we're here and the rest of the people aren't," Janette Aguero told ABC News. The 101-pageproposal included provisions helping ensure corporations stay up to speed on maintenance and inspections. WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, Damage forces evacuation of Miami Beach apartment building, Ordered to leave their homes, Crestview Towers residents speak out on evacuation, Remembering the victims of the Surfside condo collapse, How you can help those impacted by the condo collapse in Surfside, Coral Gables resident still refuses to sell decades-old home surrounded by massive development, Broward County pastor faces several fraud, grand theft charges after defrauding church, Gunman dead after hours-long SWAT standoff at SW Miami-Dade apartment complex, Police: Man fatally shot 3-year-old son, himself inside Coconut Grove condo, Police arrest student who made false bomb threat at Dillard High School; classes resume. Officials confirmed they had recovered remains for each person who had been considered missing after the June 24 collapse. These Valuable Pennies Are Worth Thousands, Mysterious Cases of Men Found Dead After Leaving NYC Gay Bars Ruled Homicides: ME. Susana Alvarez fled her home on the 10th floor of Champlain Towers South, escaping with her life and almost nothing else. "For some reason, we all were doing things later than usual. I could hear them screaming. Areas where land is subsiding are more likely to experience more serious effects of sea level rise, according to the study, which was published in the international journal Ocean & Coastal Management. Praying that the building didnt fall on me, collapse on me. At approximately 1:20 a.m. on June 24, 2021, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story, 136-unit condo building at 8777 Collins Ave., Surfside, partially collapsed in a matter of minutes. Its so difficult to put into words because of the people that are there, but Im grateful to be alive, he said. Albert and Janette Aguero suddenly awoke early Thursday to what they said sounded like a "really loud clap of thunder."
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