“Obviously, this is a huge tragedy, but if I can find some kind of bright spot in this whole thing, it's to be with these families, watching their emotions come and go and ... watching them evolve through their stages and then also watching them bond,” Castro said. The owner of a 16-unit building opened it up rent-free to Surfside survivors for the month of July. Meanwhile, Support Surfside has raised $2 million for victims with another $2 million pledged, and GoFundMe has separately raised $1.7 million for various families. The nearby Shul has been transformed into a huge clothing and dry goods facility for families to pick up items while they wait. “While families were either sitting or standing together, they were, for the most part, just silently and painfully waiting for news,” he said.

Source: ABC News July 10, 2021 04:07 UTC