One of Mexico’s elite rescue teams has arrived in Miami to help recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Surfside building collapse.
Known as the Topos (Moles), the team has gained international recognition for specializing in responding to earthquakes and other scenarios with building rubble. According to Mexico’s Proceso magazine, Los Topos were founded in the aftermath of a major earthquake in Mexico City in 1985 and even helped search for victims after the 9/11 terror attacks.
According to various news outlets, seven Topos were not given access to the Miami site by fire officials upon arrival.
“I know everybody wants to help, but we need to make sure we have the properly trained individuals to do the job,” El Sol De Mexico quoted Miami Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominski. “The Mexican group will be assisting in different ways.”
Los Topos lamentamos el derrumbe en #Miami. Nuestras oraciones están con las familias de las víctimas. #PrayForMiami@JchaitA @m_ebrard @SRE_mx pic.twitter.com/LKuamo7Q4L
— Topos® México (@topos) June 26, 2021
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
COMMENTS
Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.