Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed as missing four days after the disaster. "We have people waiting and waiting and waiting. Guillermo Olmedillo, Surfside's town manager in 2018, told Reuters he did not recall hearing about structural issues. Gregg Schlesinger, a lawyer and former general contractor who specializes in construction-failure cases, said it was clear the deficiencies identified in the 2018 report were the main cause of the disaster. Given the scores of those still missing, the disaster may wind up ranking as the greatest loss of life from an accidental U.S. building collapse.

Source: The Star June 29, 2021 03:22 UTC