IN PICS: Aftermath of the deadly George building collapse
The death toll is expected rise while rescue workers and paramedics attend to the scene.
Seventy-five construction employees were on site when the multi-storey apartment complex collapsed in George on Monday 6 May 2024. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
JOHANNEBSURG - Overnight rescue operations continue in George, Southern Cape, after a building collapse trapped 75 construction employees in mounds of rubble and tangled iron rods.
Just over 20 people have been rescued from the rubble, and at least five others are confirmed dead.
The death toll is expected rise while rescue workers and paramedics attend to the scene.
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The cause of the disaster is yet to be established.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has since offered his condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.
Seventy-five construction employees were on site when the multi-storey apartment complex collapsed in George on Monday 6 May 2024. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
Excavators clear heaps of loose bricks and other debris to carefully clear the scene. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
Rescue teams had to carefully dismantle webs of iron rods and peels layers of rubble mounds to detect survivors overnight. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
We’ve just arrived in George where a four-storey building that was under construction collapsed. About 70 construction workers were on site. Search and rescue workers have not stopped working since Monday afternoon. @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/BfYkhqJ1zA
— Kayleen Morgan (@ietskaylo) May 6, 2024