George building collapse: Worker found alive, but will take ‘couple of hours’ to retrieve him

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George building collapse: Worker found alive, but will take ‘couple of hours’ to retrieve him
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The unknown man has been given some water to drink.

Search and rescue operations continue at the Neo Victoria apartment building in Victoria Street in George on 9 May 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco MaraisThe apartment building on Victoria Street collapsed on Monday while still under construction, leading to several fatalities.head of disaster management Colin Deiner confirmed that there was proof of life from under the debris on the fifth day into rescue mission.

“He indicated to us that he has got weight on his legs and we are very concerned about that because it has been such a long period of time.”“We are full of hope that we are going to recover him alive, but obviously it would probably take a couple of hours. It is the miracle that we have all been hoping for. Rescue teams have found an individual alive and are in communication with him. It will take some time to reach him, but I am so grateful for the teams for tirelessly working to rescue those trapped on the site. 🥺👏…“It might still take several hours to extricate him.

The building plan application was approved on 6 July 2023, and issued to the applicant, Deon van der Westhuizen Architects.

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