Five years after Surfside collapse, still no memorial site: ‘Lack of respect’

For the family members who lost loved ones in the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, June 24 is a day that will forever fill them with dread.

Ninety-eight people died that night in 2021. Most were asleep when the building crumbled. Family and friends waited days or weeks while rescue workers searched through the rubble. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 92.

Now, five years later, even partial closure is hard to find…

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