A moment of silence was held by rescue workers at the site of the collapsed #ChamplainTowers in #Miami on Wednesday, after it was announced that the search and rescue mission for survivors is to be closed. 54 people are confirmed as dead, with 86 remaining unaccounted for.#USA pic.twitter.com/KdDyXyoj3N
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根据美国广播公司在当地时间7日的报导,美国佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县县长丹妮拉·卡瓦在当日宣布,将停止目前公寓倒塌事故的搜救工作,并转向事后恢复工作,事后恢复工作将于当晚午夜开始。
救援人员在昨天下午又找到了8位遇难者,死亡人数上升至54人,同时仍有86人下落不明。
戴德县消防救援负责人康明斯基对此表示,搜救人员们已竭尽全力,寻找残骸中任何可能的空隙及幸存者可能被困的空间,但最终他们都没在废墟发现任何幸存者。
迈阿密-戴德县消防救援队助理局长贾达拉则说,搜救队将停止使用救援犬及相关监听设备,但仍会继续搜索失踪者遗体。