大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 06/25

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觀光勝地 飛來橫禍

位於佛羅里達州邁阿密附近的斯塞市一棟十二層高，完工於一九八一年的一百三十戶共渡房，於週四上午一時半突然塌陷，至少一人证實死亡，五十多位住戶下落未明。

目擊者說，這像是一次大地震， 事發後數十輛救護車到達現場，把許多在陽台上的住戶營救出來，初步認定是附近新的建築影響到了這坐樓的地基下陷。

白宮在事發後立即發表聲明，並指示聯邦緊急救助單位和當地政府联系，並对傷亡住戶表示哀悼。

此次住戶大樓之塌陷，在全國實屬少見，美國全國各地之大樓，許多已經有五十年以上之歷史， 尤其是在邁阿密觀光城市，許多新的更高之大厦，都在改建，其地基會影響到許多老舊的大樓。

拜登總統正在致力於推動全國之基建工程，包括各大城市之都市改造也急不容緩，這座美麗的海岸觀光大樓，飞來横禍也有其原因，我們呼籲全美各地凡是超齡五十年以上的建筑物必須立即重新檢查，以防悲劇之再度上演。

Tragedy In Paradise

In the town of Surfside in Miami-Dade County Florida, a 12-story condo building partly collapsed on Thursday morning. At least one person was confirmed dead and 51 persons are unaccounted for. Witnesses said the whole building shook like an earthquake, then the building was flat as a pancake in the dust.

More than 80 units of Fire and Rescue people came to the rescue. A boy was being pulled from the rubble and was yelling, but firefighters were able to rescue the boy.

The rescue crews used ladder trucks to rescue residents from balconies and have cleared all units that were not damaged in the collapse.

The White House released a statement hours after the horrific incident saying that the White House and FEMA are in contact with local officials to provide assistance if needed.

The Surfside condo collapse represents the reality that our nation’s infrastructure is long overdue. This building is over fifty years old as are many of our buildings in many major cities.

We fully support President Biden’s Rebuild America project. When we look at our airports, highways and bridges -- all of them need to be rebuilt.

We also want the owners of buildings all over the nation to check your property and make sure that the foundations and structures are sound so we don’t repeat this tragedy again.