Jun 27, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Miami condo collapse leaves victims from around the world

Yacob Reyes

A woman prays as rescue workers search the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Surfside, Florida. — A woman prays as rescue workers search the rubble at the site of a collapsed condo in Surfside, Fla. Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

The victims of the collapsed Surfside residential building hail from around the world, the Associated Press reports.

The big picture: The residents of the 12-story Champlain Towers South reflected the international makeup of Miami.

Details: Israel is said to believe that up to 20 of the missing residents may have been citizens of that country, per AP.

22 people from Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay and Paraguay remain unaccounted for.
Search and rescue personnel from Israel and other countries have arrived and are assisting in the rescue and recovery efforts.

In a tweet Friday, Sen. Marco Rubio said that he and local authorities have helped family members from over a "dozen countries" get visas to travel to South Florida.

Go deeper: Death toll reaches 9 from Florida condo collapse, 156 people missing

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