“The visit is being closely coordinated with officials on the ground to ensure it does not draw away critical local resources from the ongoing search and rescue operations or have any negative operational impact,” a White House official said
President Joe Biden will visit Surfside on Thursday, one week after the collapse of a residential building left at least 11 people dead and 150 missing, White House officials told McClatchy.White House officials have been planning Biden’s trip to avoid any distractions at the disaster site, where rescue workers are still actively searching for survivors.
“She reiterated that words can’t describe the scene on the ground,” Biden said in a statement after being briefed by Criswell on Sunday. Over 50 federal personnel are on the ground to assist in the investigation and search and rescue efforts, including building science experts, structural engineers, geotechnical experts and members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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