President of Paraguay's sister-in-law and her family as well as celebrity plastic surgeon are among 99 missing after collapse of 12-story Miami condo building as frantic rescue mission to try and save victims continues

The president of Paraguay's sister-in-law and her family are among the 99 people currently unaccounted for in Miami after the 12-story apartment building collapsed overnight - as families desperately await news of their loved ones.  

Sophia López Moreira, her husband Luis Pettengill and their three young children are still missing, Paraguay’s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. 

The family own a condo inside the Champlain Towers South beachfront building that collapsed at about 1.30am this morning in Miami's Surfside neighborhood. 

Moreira is the sister of President Mario Abdo Benítez's wife Silvana. The family are said to have received their COVID-19 vaccines hours before the collapse, which also happened on Luis's birthday. 

Another woman from Paraguay, Lady Luna Villalba, is also missing in the aftermath of the disaster.  Police said Thursday afternoon that 99 people linked to the building remain accounted for, although 102 others have since been marked as safe. 

Families have started sharing images of their missing relatives as authorities launched a huge search and rescue mission to trawl the rubble for any survivors. 

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 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.  

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.  

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 brother Sergio, who lives in Miami, told the New York Times the condo they were staying in was on the collapsed side and that he has been unable to reach him. 

Dr Brad Cohen, 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.   

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