A British mother and the President of Paraguay's sister-in-law are among 99 people missing after a 12-storey apartment block collapsed overnight in Miami.
Bhavna Patel, a 38-year-old British and US citizen, her husband Vishal Patel, 42, and their one-year-old daughter Aishani remain unaccounted for, a relative told Sky News. The mother was expecting another baby.
Their devastated friend Vishal Abash described Bhavna 'as an angel, a sweet kind loving woman ... very loving, very unconditional love, I never heard her say a bad word about anyone since the day I met her.'
He described the couple as heaven-sent, adding that 'now maybe God has come to reclaim his angels.'
The First Lady of Paraguay Silvana Abdo's sister, Sophia López Moreira, her husband Luis Pettengill and their three young children are still missing, the country's foreign ministry confirmed.
The family are said to have received their COVID-19 vaccines hours before the collapse, which also happened on Luis's birthday.
A total of 55 condos at Champlain Towers, more than a third of its apartments, were destroyed when the building gave way as most residents slept at 1.30am on Thursday.
Police said that 99 people linked to the building remain accounted for, although 102 others have since been marked as safe.
Bhavna Patel, a 38-year-old British and US citizen, her husband Vishal Patel, 42, and their one-year-old daughter Aishani remain unaccounted for. Her devastated family said that Ms Patel is 'an angel.' The mother is also expecting another child.
Sophia López Moreira, her husband Luis Pettengill and their three young children are among those unaccounted for in Miami after the 12-story apartment building collapsed overnight. Moreira is the sister of President Mario Abdo Benítez's wife Silvana
A total of 55 condos at Champlain Towers, more than a third of its apartments, were destroyed when the building gave way as most residents slept at 1.30am on Thursday
Families have started sharing images of their missing relatives as authorities continued a massive search and rescue mission to trawl the rubble for any survivors.
Many of the missing and their photos were being compiled by CBS4 reporter Frances Wang, who has spoken to friends and family.
Also missing is a famed Argentinian plastic surgeon, his partner, and their newly-adopted six year-old daughter.
That surgeon - Andres Galfrasconi, 45 - was visiting Miami with his partner Fabian Nunez, 55, and their daughter Sofia, six, to receive their COVID-19 vaccines.
Argentinian singer Julia Zenko was one of Galfrasconi's clients, with Zyri.net reporting she was 'very distressed' by his disappearance following the collapse.
The couple and their daughter were staying at an apartment owned by an unidentified friend, who says she has not been able to contact them.
Judy Spiegel, 66, the wife of former Erlanger Health System Chief Executive Officer Kevin Spiegel is also missing.
He confirmed in a text message to WRCBTV that she was still unaccounted for Thursday afternoon. The two lived together.
'I'm flying to Miami now,' he wrote. Please pray for her.'
Edgar Gonzalez, who lived on the ninth floor with his family, is still unaccounted, his relatives told NBC.
Gonzalez's wife and daughter are currently being treated in hospital, according to the family.
Andres Galfrascoli (left) his partner Fabian Nunez, right, and their newly adopted daughter Sofia, who was six, died while visiting their apartment in Florida to get vaccinated
The family of Luis Barth say the 51-year-old was visiting from Colombia and was staying in a friend's condo with his wife and daughter. The condo was on the collapsed side and no one has heard from any of them
Edgar Gonzalez (left), who lived on the ninth floor with his family, is still unaccounted, his relatives told NBC. Dr Brad Cohen (right), who is an orthopedic surgeon at a local hospital, hadn't been heard from since 3am. His wife, Soriya Cohen, said he lived on the 10th floor
Soriya Cohen holds up a picture of her husband, Brad
Ilan Naibryf and his girlfriend Deborah Berezdivin have not been heard from and were staying in the apartment building
Ricky and Maituca Rovirosa are also missing, family members told Local 10
Graciella Catarossi (left) and her daughter Estella (right) are also missing. They were staying with Graciella's elderly parents, who have not been identified, but are also unaccounted for
The family of Luis Barth say the 51-year-old was visiting from Colombia and was staying in a friend's condo with his wife and daughter.
Barth's
