Rescuers are in a race against time to find survivors of a building collapse in George as search efforts entered their third day.
Rescue operations, spearheaded by a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders and emergency personnel. Image: George Municipality
Twenty-nine of the 75 workers who were at the site when the incident occurred have been pulled out of the rubble alive. Six have life-threatening injuries, and 16 are in critical condition. 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.”
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