‘Once you have given up the ghost everything follows with dead certainty, even in the midst of chaos.’ ― Henry Miller ‘Tropic of Capricorn’
A tragic Fourth
Miami condo collapse.
A heavy sadness hangs over this year’s Independence Day. In Florida, Fourth of July celebrations are replaced by funeral plans and a search for more bodies.
As of today, there were 24 people confirmed dead and 124 still missing in the Miami condo collapse.
Search operations were suspended for today so that the remains of the stricken building can be demolished before tropical storm Elsa hits the Florida peninsula.
Among those still missing:
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Linda March, 58
Ruslan Manashirov and his wife, Nicole Doran-Manashirov
Harry Rosenberg, 52
Benny Weiss and his wife, Malki Weiss
Judy Spiegel, 65
Estelle Hedaya
Dr. Brad Cohen
Dr. Gary Cohen
Gloria Machado, 71
Juan Mora Sr., his wife, Ana, (left) and their son, Juan Mora
Tzvi Doniel Ben Yehudis, left, and Itta bas Miriam, far right
Leidy Vanessa Villalba, 23
Lorenzo Leone and his son, Alfredo
Andres Levine
Elena Chaves, 87, (left) and her daughter, Elena Chaves Blasser
Cassondra “Cassie” Stratton, 40
Sophia López Moreira, her husband Luis Pettengill an three children.
Andres Galfrascoli, his husband Fabian Nunez, and their recently adopted daughter, Sofia
Theresa Velazquez
Angela Velazquez and her husband, Julio Velazquez
Luis Fernando Barth, 51, wife Catalina Gómez, 44, and 14-year-old daughter Valeria
Edgar Gonzalez
Deborah Berezdivin and her boyfriend, Ilan Naibryf.
Arnie Notkin, 87, and his wife, Myriam, 81.
Vishal Patel and his wife, Bhavna, and 1-year-old daughter, Aishani
There are no words appropriate for this tragedy.
Three words come to mind — Building inspection negligence. A flood of law suits on the way.