In the collapse of the building in Miami, 98 people died. Photo by AP
Survivors and families of the victims of a building collapsed in Surfside, Florida, already left 98 dead last year, they would receive at least $ 997 million after a judicial agreement reached this Wednesday, as confirmed by one of the plaintiff’s attorneys.
“The agreement right now is for 997 million dollars. There will be approximately another 100 million dollars that we will recover,” said lawyer Carlos Silva, according to the AFP agency.
Among the fatal victims of the collapse were nine Argentina.
They were identified as Nicole “Nicky” Langesfeld, a 26-year-old lawyer; Ian Naibryf, a 21 -year -old physics student; photographer Graciela Cattarossi, 48; his daughter Estela, 7; his sister Andrea; and his parents (one of them is Uruguayan); plastic surgeon Andrés Galfrascoli, 44, his partner Fabián Nuñez, 55, and Sofia, 5.
Also Champlain Towers South. Photo by AP
The 12-story Champlain Towers South building partially collapsed in the early morning of June 24 facing the sea on Surfside, north of Miami Beach.
The agreement, announced Wednesday in Miami-Dade County court, settles a class action lawsuit against several entities.
For example, the construction company of a building next to Champlain Towers South, which the victims of contribute to collapse by the presence of vibrations while working on adjacent land.
The reasons for the disaster have not yet been established definitively, but initial elements of the investigation have revealed that the structure of the building seems to be damaged in some parts.
After the crash, firefighters worked for weeks to search for possible survivors.
But, except for one teenager who was rescued hours after the fall, no life was found in the ruins.
Memorial erected in honor of the victims. Photo by AFP
The judge handling the case, Michael Hanzman, had already approved in March a $ 83 million settlement for the owners of the apartments in the building.
the last victim
In July 2021, authorities in Miami-Dade County (Florida, United States) identified Estelle Hedaya, 54, as the last victim of sudden collapse of a beach condo.
Along with Hedaya, the search was closed, with a total of 98 deaths due to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South residential building, which occurred at midnight on June 24 last year in Miami-Dade County.
“We have identified the last missing person (in the crash) and notified his family,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Monday.
Levine Cava explained that police officers and specialists continued to retrieve “identifiable human remains” and personal belongings from the pile of rubble were moved from the scene of the incident to a warehouse. in Miami.
He recalled with emotion the “overflowing generosity and love of so many people” since the “unimaginable tragedy” occurred where “we have already seen the best in people as a community.”
Source: Clarin