Florida spending for the Surfside building collapse will be borne by the federal government

President Biden praised bipartisan collaboration in the context of the Surfside tragedy “We live in a nation where we can cooperate. That’s really important, “he highlighted.

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This Thursday President Joe Biden arrived in the state of Florida to visit the disaster area of ​​Surfside, just one week after the fatal collapse of the Champlain Tower in the prestigious Miami residential area. During his visit, President Biden announced that the federal government will take over the 100% of the expenses that have been to attend the situation.

Expenses corresponding to him to the state of Florida and Miami-Dade County. The US president announced his decision during a meeting with local authorities and the heads of search and rescue operations working in the town where the building collapsed.

“ I want to assume the 100% of the costs in the first 30 days ”, said during the meeting that took place in an area near Surfside, the Bal Harbor Hotel.

During his visit, Biden also held meetings with the survivors, as well as the relatives of the 18 deceased that have been confirmed so far, also of the relatives of the 145 missing people.

Since the day Champlain Tower South fell apart, the past 24 June, for reasons not yet determined, began a major rescue operation for the possible survivors who are still under the rubble , to find a victim and to help those who survived but lost all their property. Costs assumed by the state of Florida.

The national president also met with all the institutions that participate in the rescue of victims, he also did so with the political representatives of the state, stand out among them: Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott; the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis; Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez; Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to assess the human and material costs of this tragedy.

President Biden was not scheduled to attend the scene as such, because just yesterday the rescue work was stopped in view of the fact that the part that remained standing of the tower was moving, that is, there is a significant risk to rescuers working in mountains of rubble. However, both the president and his wife approached the “wall” that has been erected to honor the disappeared.

Among other things, all this tragedy has caused much fear among the residents of the area regarding the buildings in which they live, therefore There will be an economic impact on the Miami real estate area especially for Surfside residents.