Thirty nine people are still unaccounted for following the building collapse in George.
Two construction workers were rescued from the rubble last night and communication has been established with some of those still trapped.
The death toll stands at seven following the retrieval of another body on Tuesday.
Independent structural engineers, officials from the Department of Labour and police have all begun investigating the cause of the collapse.
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UK is sending prayers for the speedy recovery of the survivors and condolences to the deceased families
Structural engineer,the developer and the municipal inspector are in trouble
Thoughts and prayers for those unable to move or make contact.
So sad. But please keep rescue going for more than 3 days cus human life can survive beyond 3 days. Prayers from Dubai.
So sad ….construction failure …
Why are so many people standing around, doing nothing?
Amazing is all these new buildings and businesses going up in this town ..like nobody is following economy . Major economic crash globally incoming . Old global fake fiat paper money system is falling . Quantum financial system is live globally and its gold back…..people are really really asleep ….global mass arrests happening now
Governments are standing down . Military in control….how is it that people dont know whats happening around them….why all these new buildings and businesses like life is going to be the same …..wake up people ….
Builder took "short-cuts" for sure 😎 Check the thickness of steel used against the engineers' plan. Also strength of the concrete mixture etc 😔 Very sad
Imagine this happened when the building was fully occupied and in the middle of the night?! 😔
We continue to monitor and pray for recovery of the trapped workers. Thoughts and prayers with you all in George and blessing to the families of the deceased and trapped workers.. Thank you to the essential services, volunteers and kindness of people and companies during this tragedy.. PE. . 😭
Give us detail regarding the construction company and how sub standard methods and materials and does corruption play a part in this tragety
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY ITS TAKING SUCH A LONG TIME TO REMOVE THE RUBBLE…3 DAYS LATER AND NO REMOVAL OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL RUBBLE..THE CRANE IS NOT BEING UTILIZED.WHY ARE PEOPLE STANDING AROUND REMOVE THE BRICKS BY HAND BUT STOP STANDING AROUND THE PROCESS LOOKS VERY LETHARGIC…IM EITHER STUPID OR OUT OF MY DEPTH.
Prayers from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
This is what happens when corruption becomes institutionalised in a country.
BEE construction?
Can't hear the reporter. Speak up please.
Not that I say this life's are not the same as what families that would have been in that Apartment building. But if that Apartment's was full of families later on after this building was signed over, there would have been many more people lifes would have lost not just 75. So this just happened at the wright time. And not later.
Awful
A new build and this happens? I think now more than professional indemnity is at risk to the engineers and/or contractors. The responsible people need to go to prison. The way developers build these days are all about cost saving and a misused term called ‘value engineering’.
RIP beloved 😔 keeping all in my heart and prayers. All my love in Christ to all
end time 😢
What you saying? Huh?
I see absolutely no columns in a 5 story building! Nor any beams?
And it was built with standard stock bricks to carry over 2 tons per square meter of weight!
Architect, Municipality worker approving, building contractor (who should have known better) needs to be held accountable.
Being a multi-story building, the Architect should have appointed a qualified Engineer to varify his design.
Dear Sirs, We have to make sure that only ! S.A.B.S. tested and approved, and : no 'cheap' Chinese Cement ? is used, if this is the case ? 😢
Why no army troops availabe to help clear rubble? Oudtshoorn just over the hill?
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So sad!
How is this guy a journalist, he speaks so soft. Give this man training SABC!!! SABC = Clowns
The engineer and architect must be held accountable. They are professionally responsible for this disaster, a case of murder?
Praying for the rescue of the 39 🙏🛐
Change is needed in S.A
When was this? Nooo!
Was they busy building there?
That's why the 3D constructional manufacturer and production facilities has to become the number one assembly line configuration components in warehouses facilities of South Africa which the idea is to manufacturers and produces 400,000,000 units of this Mainframe and Coil ,Core, Routers ! Manufacturing For Not Only Africa Continent Yet For Global Nations In Need Of A Authenticators Of Replicate Technology Development Of Construction *
It all tells us how much we lack to rule SA.We torched trains,looted for Zuma, torched buses,daily road loss of life in large numbers, now this,we are killing ourselves and we fail to acknowledge all these.
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Condolences