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Jun 26, 2021, 7 tweets

Before and after images reveal the extent of devastation in Surfside FL. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/i…

Three years ago, an engineer found “major structural damage” and “abundant” cracking of columns and beams at the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside FL.

Repairs were scheduled to begin soon.

nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/…

‘This is a gut-wrenching scene.’ How to help victims of the #Surfside condo collapse. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Florida’s building code is among the strictest in the nation.

Now.

But most of Miami-Dade residential towers, like Champlain Towers in #Surfside, were built before codes were toughtened after Hurricane Andrew in 1990.

miamiherald.com/news/business/…

Anxious Residents of Sister Tower to Collapsed Florida Condo Wonder: Stay or Go? nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/…

US agency that investigated the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11 will probe the collapse of Champlain Towers condo. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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