The site of the deadly Surfside condo collapse has been almost completely cleared, less than a month after the disaster which killed at least 97 people.
Photos from the site shared Tuesday show how the lot has changed in the 27 days since the deadly disaster on June 24.
The towering pile of concrete rubble, mangled rebar and debris has now been removed, with just a few walls and support beams remaining jutting from the ground.
More than 26 million pounds of debris have been removed, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava reported, as the recovery effort continues at a debris collection area offsite, and medical examiners continue their work sifting through the rubble.
The pictures came on the same day that a judge said that victims and their families will get a minimum total of $150million compensation.
Anastasia Gromova, 24, and Linda March were named on Wednesday night as the latest identified victims of the tragedy. Gromova had just been accepted to a program teaching English to students in Japan and was visiting friends.
The death toll as of Wednesday stands at 97, while one additional person remains missing.
A county spokesman said: ‘What’s happening now is that the first responders are conducting additional searches of the debris at the collection site. They’re continuing to do everything that they can to be as thorough as possible in the search for any additional remains to bring closure to families.
Rubble from the site that is considered key evidence is being stored in a Miami-area warehouse, with the rest in nearby vacant lots, said the receiver, attorney Michael Goldberg. All of that will be preserved as possible evidence for the lawsuits and for other experts to review, he said.
Photos released Tuesday of the site of the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida showed it largely cleared of debris nearly four weeks on from the disaster. A judge ruled Wednesday that victims of the collapse and their families were eligible for at least $150million initially
Twenty-six million pounds of rubble was moved offsite where the recovery effort continues to identify the remains of the two victims still unaccounted for
With $150million initially set aside for families who suffered losses in the collapse, much of the rubble being held at a holding site will serve as evidence for the numerous lawsuits filed related to the collapse
BEFORE: Rescue and recovery workers had spent nearly four weeks combing through and removing the rubble of the building. It is pictured on June 24 the day of its collapse
