South Africa: Dozens still missing after building collapse - BBC News

At least six people are dead, but rescuers are hopeful they will pull out more survivors.

14 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Shingai Nyoka in George, South Africa and Ian Casey in LondonBBC NewsEfforts are continuing in South Africa to find about 50 people who went missing after a five-story apartment building collapsed on Monday.

At least six people have been confirmed dead since the incident in the southern coastal city of George.

Rescuers heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of the under-construction building on Tuesday.

They include four who are trapped in the basement. The cause of the collapse is being investigated.

At the scene on Tuesday, emergency workers were taking it in turns to work on the small site, removing concrete blocks and debris by hand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68967396

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