"Helping Hand": Joint IDF and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aid Delegation Assisted at Miami Disaster Site

On Saturday a joint IDF and Ministry of Foreign Affairs aid delegation departed to assist at the destruction site in Miami, USA, after the collapse of a residential building. Members of the “Helping Hand” delegation of the IDF and the  . Ministry of Foreign Affairs assisted in the search and rescue efforts for missing persons at the site of the collapsed building in SurfSide, Miami.

The delegation included experts in engineering, rescue and population assistance. The delegation worked around the clock in collaboration with local rescue personnel in a unified and determined effort to help locate missing persons at the disaster site.

The Israeli delegation is the largest delegation that arrived to help after the collapse of the building. The delegation demonstrated advanced capabilities in the field of technology, providing the rescue operations precise information which shortened the efforts to locate the missing persons. The IDF delegation worked in close cooperation with American rescue personnel. Last night, a ceremony was held at the end of the delegation's operations, in attendance was the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Miami residents and the families of the missing persons.The ceremony was held to thank the delegation for its activities and extensive assistance.