China News Service, July 2nd, according to comprehensive US media reports, on the evening of July 1, local time, officials in Surfside, Florida, said that the local search and rescue operation of the collapsed apartment building had resumed after a one-day suspension.

The accident has caused 18 deaths and 145 people are still missing.

On the same day, US President Biden went to the scene of the accident and met with the families of the victims.

Data map: The collapse of an apartment building in Florida, USA.

Search and rescue work resumed after a day's suspension

　　According to reports, in the morning of the same day, Miami-Dade County Magistrate Kava said that due to concerns that the rest of the building might collapse at any time, search and rescue work was suspended at 2 a.m. local time on July 1.

　　Miami-Dade County Fire and Rescue Chief Kominsky said that the safety concerns identified by experts include a pillar hanging from the building that may fall and damage the support pillars of the underground garage, and that some concrete floor slabs of the building may appear slightly mobile.

　　Kava said that at about 4:45 pm on July 1, local time, after the structural engineer indicated that the safety conditions were met, he decided to resume rescue work.

　　According to Kava, as of later in the day, 18 people had been killed in the collapse, and 145 people were still missing.

Data map: Rescuers continue to search and rescue the survivors in the collapsed high-rise building.

Tropical storm will not affect rescue for the time being

　　In addition, on June 30, local time, Kava said that according to the forecast issued by the US National Hurricane Center, a Category 5 tropical cyclone may pass through the Caribbean Sea and move northwest.

　　At present, this tropical cyclone has been named "Elsa".

　　In response, Florida Governor DeSantis provided the latest news about "Elsa" on July 1, local time. DeSantis said that "Elsa" will continue to cross the Caribbean Sea quickly and is not expected to It will affect Florida on July 3, local time, but it may turn to the northwest in southern Florida on July 5, local time.

　　DeSantis said that the State Department of Emergency Management is developing a contingency plan for the storm.

On July 1, local time, US President Biden and his wife Jill went to the scene of the collapse of the building in Florida and met with search and rescue personnel, first responders and the families of some victims.

The picture shows the two laying flowers in front of the memorial wall.

The Bidens visit the victim's family

　　On July 1, local time, US President Biden and his wife Jill went to the scene of the collapse of the building in Florida and met with search and rescue personnel, first responders, and the families of some victims.

　　After the meeting, Biden told the outside world, "Their experience is like hell. What surprised me was their resilience. They knew that with the passage of time, their hopes became smaller and smaller, but they hoped to at least find their relatives and friends. remains."

　　In addition, Biden also promised that the federal government will pay for the relief work and related disaster relief expenditures in the first 30 days.

　　Afterwards, the Bidens visited the memorial wall near the collapse site, where Jill laid a bouquet of flowers.

　　In the early morning of June 24, local time, a local 12-story residential building collapsed locally.

There were 136 houses in the accident building, 55 of which were damaged in the collapse.