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Us 18 storey building collapses, suspected building materials are shoddy, frightened tourists think

A high-rise building under construction in New Orleans collapsed in mid October, killing three construction workers. The frightened tourists thought '9 & bull' because the movement was too loud; 11 'terrorist attacks reappear'.

The US official handling of the incident has raised questions. So far, two bodies are still buried under the ruins, and the local government has conducted directional blasting of dangerous buildings.

After the incident, a surviving Latino construction worker said that the construction materials were shoddy and the construction was not standard. On November 29, the US Immigration Department repatriated him without a work visa. So far, the prosecution has lost an important witness.

Repatriated man from social media

According to Nola news network, a local media in New Orleans, on November 29, the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ice) confirmed on the same day that one had been named del Mel & bull; Hoyle & bull; Ramirez & bull; Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma, a latino man, was repatriated to Honduras.

Parma, 38, entered the United States in 1999. Without a work visa, he worked in the construction field in New Orleans for 18 years, during which he was married and had a 10-year-old child. However, due to the collapse of the hotel under construction, Parma, which had survived, had to say goodbye to his wife and children. According to the network of observers, the event process is as follows:

On October 12, 2019, an 18 storey building under construction in the city center suddenly collapsed, killing three construction workers. Parma and his companions were injured and rescued.

On October 13, in an interview with Jambalaya, a local Spanish language news network in the United States, Parma revealed that the contractor forced them to use secondary materials. The practice of partial pouring of protective concrete during construction is also unqualified.

The next day (October 14), Palma and his family went fishing in a local U.S. nature reserve. Officials of the U.S. Fish and wildlife administration inquired about their certificates. The latter immediately informed ice to arrest Parma.

Parma was injured in a building collapse accident and was originally scheduled for surgery in November, but was unable to keep the appointment due to ice detention. At the same time, the U.S. prosecutor and his family lawyers launched an investigation into the accident. Federal investigators conducted three interviews with Parma. Parma lawyer revealed that Parma had repeatedly reported to his boss that there were security loopholes in the building and unsafe factors in the construction environment.

The U.S. prosecution needs Palma's cooperation in the investigation. Therefore, the Louisiana labor Commission sent a letter to ice, saying that Palma was an "important witness" in the investigation process. "If he is repatriated, the public may never know the truth." However, the US immigration department still insists on the repatriation decision.

It is worth noting that on October 25, the owner of the defense building clearly pointed out in a letter to his lawyer team that he should seek all defense angles and the maximum insurance amount.

The Hispanic population of New Orleans has tripled in the past two decades. The observer network noted that in the past two months, when the survivors of the building accident were interviewed by various media, they also revealed that there were 'Latino workers who can't speak English' at the construction site. For example, October 19 is called Bert & bull; Workers in belter Bermudez said, 'I saw my colleagues trapped, waved to me, and then I said, & lsquo; Enrique is here& rsquo; Because my friend can't speak English, I must translate for him at once. The rescuers finally took him to the hospital. Thank God! "

The 18 storey building under construction collapsed on the morning of October 12. One week after the accident, the authorities chose to conduct directional blasting on the crane on the roof of the building to remove the danger under the condition that "two bodies were not recovered". But so far, the progress of search, rescue and reconstruction has been slow. As of press time, the two bodies were still buried under the ruins.