George Building Collapse | There's still hope for victims - Expert

Rescue operations have led to the rescue of two more people following a building collapse in George.

 

JOHANNESBURG - Rescue operations have led to the rescue of two more people following a building collapse in George.

Search and rescue operations have continued overnight to retrieve trapped construction workers.

A multi-storey building under construction collapsed on Monday.

George Building Collapse | Rescue teams bring another worker to the surface

Some 75 workers were on site when the building collapsed near the corner of Victoria and York Street.

Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa says authorities need to be given space to investigate the cause of the collapse in George.

Dr Simpiwe Sobuwa, Acting Head of the Department for Emergency Medical Sciences at Cape Peninsula University of Technology spoke to eNCA in the video below.

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