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8 Ways To Find The Best Web Design Agencies For Your…Building Collapse, Victoria Street, George. Image source: SAPS
A multidisciplinary search and rescue operation is underway at Victoria Street, George where a building under construction collapsed on Monday, 06 May 2024. Reports available from the scene reveals that 27 victims were retrieved. A total of six victims sustained multiple injuries and they were declared dead by medical personnel. All the other victims were taken to nearby medical facilities for medical care.
Meanwhile, a team of SAPS K9 Search and Rescue as well as Western Cape Policing and Diving services members from Cape Town joined various police units already deployed to assist with the search and rescue operation.Building Collapse, Victoria Street, George. Image source: SAPSThe views of authors published on South Africa Today are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of South Africa Today. By viewing, visiting, using, or interacting with SouthAfricaToday.
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