The government, which has 86 victims of the apartment collapse in The united States is preaching the "cat miracle", and the public asks: Is this the result of search and rescue?

Source: Global Times

The number of victims in the official statistics of the apartment collapse accident in Florida rose to 86 last weekend. Two weeks of search and rescue have found nothing, but a black cat has received media attention as the "only survivor", and the local government has praised the cat as "asking for credit". Many people did not buy the official high-profile operation of promoting "miracles", asking: Is this the achievement of search and rescue?

The US "Capitol Hill" reported on the 10th that the surviving black cat was named "Binks", and its owner's family lived on the 9th floor of the south block of the champlain tower of the accident building. When the building was in danger, the mother and daughter, as the first evacuees, escaped the disaster, but the father Edgar is still missing, and the Binks incident was separated from the owner's family. Recently, a mysterious black cat has frequently appeared in the ruins of collapsed buildings, attracting people's attention. It turned out to be the pet of the Edgar family, and the "cat strong" had survived alone for 12 days.

In order to celebrate this "great news", Miami-Dade County Governor Kava delivered a warm speech at the press conference on the 9th, saying that Binks' reunion with his family was nothing more than a "small miracle" and a "light of hope" under this major tragedy. This was followed by follow-up reports from major media in the United States, and many American media quoted the word "miracle" in the article. At the same time that these media advocate the "miracle black cat", CNN and other media also released the list of victims. Among the deceased, there are both newlywed young couples, pregnant mothers-to-be, and toddlers.

On social media platforms, a large number of netizens expressed puzzlement and anger at the government and media's exaggeration of black cats. Someone taunted Kava, saying, "No one was rescued, only one cat was rescued." Governor, you're doing an awesome job. Some Twitter netizens said: "So many people are so gone, who has the heart to care about cats?" Under the report of the British "Daily Mail", some netizens left a message saying: "So many people have lost their lives, and an insignificant cat has occupied so much space, what is this miracle?" The report sucked. ”

The search and rescue work of the collapse accident has entered its third week, but so far no survivor has been found, and the focus of the search and rescue team has long shifted from "saving people" to "exhuming corpses". Although the US media said that the rescue work was involved by a "world-class team", the search and rescue team rescued the early "unhurried and unhurried" brick moving action has been questioned a lot. What is even more puzzling is that the search and rescue team has begun to focus on finding the missing pet without finding any survivors. (Liu Haoran)