At least 18 Latin Americans  missing in Miami building collapse

At least 18 Latin American citizens are among the 99  who remain missing after the collapse this Thursday, June 24, of a building in Surfside, near Miami, informed consular sources.

Three Uruguayans, six Paraguayans, and nine Argentines were reported missing after the collapse of the property, according to the country’s consulates in Miami.

The sister of the first lady of Paraguay, Sophía López Moreira, her husband and three children as well as the employee are among the disappeared, said the Foreign Minister of that country, Euclides Acevedo.

The wife of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo was preparing to travel to Miami on Thursday afternoon, the Presidency reported.

According to a statement from the Argentine consulate in Miami, there are at least nine Argentines among the disappeared.

 Uruguayan consul in that city, Eduardo Bouzout, said that there was no news from three Uruguayans.