SURFSIDE, Fla. — Chef José Andrés’ nonprofit World Central Kitchen is supporting first responders at the Champlain Towers South in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside.
The World Central Kitchen started to serve fresh meals to first responders just hours after the partial building collapsed on Thursday morning.
Officials reported that as of Friday evening there were four people dead and 159 unaccounted for. Search-and-rescue teams had not lost hope of finding survivors.
For more information about how to contribute to the WCK effort, visit their page.
In Surfside, FL, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is still in the search & rescue phase following the building collapse. The work is very challenging, so teams are constantly rotating throughout the day. The WCK team is onsite with fresh food for crews & the community. #ChefsForFlorida pic.twitter.com/qjZyDoeMHU
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) June 25, 2021
UPDATE from Surfside, Florida today shared by Laurita from @WCKitchen team on the ground at the building collapse…We will be here every day & night to support the search&rescue and recovery efforts…Praying for all. #ChefsForFlorida pic.twitter.com/N9sgo2cwV5
— Please get vaccinated! Do it for the World please. (@chefjoseandres) June 26, 2021
Following the partial building collapse near Miami Beach, FL, the WCK team is still serving nourishing meals to the community. Our partner Soul Town BBQ is onsite with fresh plates for crews working hard and residents & tourists who have been displaced—and we’ll be back tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/nU8u0oj2sQ
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) June 25, 2021
Family reunification center
The town was hosting those who are waiting for information about unaccounted relatives after the partial collapse at Champlain Towers South at the community center at 9301 Collins Ave. On Friday, they moved the relatives to the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside at 9449 Collins Ave. Levine Cava said relatives had two daily briefings.
For information or to report the status of a loved one who is unaccounted for, call 305-614-1819 or 305-993-1071.
Complete coverage
- HOW TO HELP: Here’s a list of resources to support those impacted by building collapse
- Photos: Loved ones name those they say are missing
- Photos: Building in Surfside partially collapses
- Hotline and wellness form for residents and families
Coverage on Friday
- Champlain Towers South resident survives by climbing through rubble in the dark with her dog
- Teen identified after being pulled from rubble in Surfside, family confirms mother is among those dead
- Man who lives in condo looks out, tells wife ‘My parents’ apartment isn’t there’
- Surfside collapse: Family reunification center moving from community space to hotel
- First lawsuit filed after partial building collapse in SurfsideC
- Smoke billows out from Champlain Towers South collapse site
Coverage on Thursday
- Officials fear there will be many casualties after Surfside building ‘pancaked’ during collapse
- Surveillance video captures eerie moments as part of Surfside condo crashes down
- Man says all he saw was ‘white clouds of dust’
- Father remains missing; wife and daughter hospitalized after Surfside building collapse
- Surfside condo that collapsed was going through a recertification process
- After Surfside collapse do you need to worry about your building?
- Officials fear there will be many casualties after Surfside building ‘pancaked’ during collapse
- Geologist warned of instability in Surfside
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