Rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors amid the rubble of a deadly building collapse in George.
Rescuers raced against time to find more survivors amid the rubble of a deadly building collapse in George in South Africa on Wednesday, as search operations were about to enter their third day.Twenty-nine of the 75 workers who were at the site when the incident occurred have been pulled out of the rubble alive, authorities said.A total of 39 of the initial 75 workers on site remain unaccounted for at present.
Moses Malala, a foreman who survived the collapse, told AFP he heard a loud sound before the building came crashing down. Malala, who was working on the roof, said he felt his feet slipping as the building started to fold on one side.Malala was injured but escaped with his life and has been helping with rescue efforts.“Since Monday I was here on the site, we try to remove our relatives, our brothers and sisters”.The next few hours are critical to save them, they added. The chances of surviving drop dramatically after 72 hours.
More than 200 rescue workers and emergency service personnel divided into three teams searched separate areas on Wednesday.On Tuesday night, slight cheers were heard as a survivor was pulled out of the rubble and put onto a stretcher, an AFP correspondent saw.Religious leaders and social workers were at the scene to assist and comfort distraught families.
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