Man rescued five days after South Africa building collapse

Rescue efforts continue as death toll reaches 33 in South Africa's building collapse

CAPE TOWN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Rescue and recovery operations continued into the second week following a building collapse in South Africa, with the death toll climbing to 33 as of Tuesday. Read full story

Death toll from South African building collapse rises to 33

The death toll from a building collapse in the South African city of George last week rose to 33 on Tuesday as rescuers continued to comb through the rubble with 19 people still unaccounted for.

Consultant engineer in the spotlight after catastrophic building collapse in George

The multibillion-rand construction industry in the Cape is in the spotlight after the catastrophic collapse of a building in George, with the death toll on Monday at 32 and rising. The post Consultant engineer in the spotlight after catastrophic building collapse in George appeared first on Daily Maverick.

Death toll up to 32 in South Africa building collapse but rescue efforts boosted by 1 more survivor

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead Monday with efforts to find more survivors as the death toll rose to 32 a week after

South Africa: Building Collapse Day 8 - Officials Ask Families of Missing, Dead to Come Forward

Cape Town -- Municipality officials in George are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the accurate names of people missing or deceased due to the building collapse in the town which killed 27 of the 81 people inside the building.

South Africa: Man rescued from collapsed building after 5 days - Face2Face Africa

Rescue workers in South Africa successfully pulled a man from a collapsed building after being under the rubble for five days. Per The Associated Press, officials in a statement said 81 people were on the five-story property in George, Western Cape, when it collapsed on May 6. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the man’s rescue was “nothing short of a miracle.” Officials have so far confirmed 13 people dead, adding that 29 survived while 39 ar…