Footage shot by a prospective buyer showed cracks and puddles in the Surfside condo building in Miami a year before it collapsed - as the death toll rises to 78 and recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find victims in the rubble. The video, which was shared with DailyMail.com, was taken in the garage of the Champlain Towers South building in July last year. Terenzi's video showed wide cracks in the ceiling of the garage that appeared to have been repaired and painted over. The video was taken by prospective buyer Fiorella Terenzi in the garage of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside in July last yearSeveral engineers reviewed Terenzi's video and determined there were no obvious red flags that could have pointed to the building collapsing some 12 months later, according to the Miami Herald. It did, however, note the need for extensive and costly repairs to fix the systemic issues with Champlain Towers South.

Source: Daily Mail July 09, 2021 20:36 UTC