33-year-old man survives 118 hours under collapsed building

33- year old survives 118 hours under rubble

GEORGE - Another survivor has been pulled from the rubble of the George building collapse. 33-year-old  Gabriel Gwambe, was trapped for roughly one-hundred-and-eighteen hours.

It's understood he was on the third floor of the five-storey building when it crumbled on Monday. 

Rescue teams have been racing against time, trying to reach survivors who are trapped under huge concrete slabs. 

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Workers are sifting through 3000 tons of concrete and 5000 tons of rubble. The death toll from the building collapse now stands at 13.

Almost 40 construction workers remain unaccounted for.

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