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RIP! Dozens Trapped, Several Dead As Multistory Building Collapses

By Frank Kamuntu 

Rescue efforts were underway after two people were killed and dozens remained trapped after a multistory building under construction collapsed in the South African city of George, authorities said Monday.

Twenty-two people were rescued from the site and sent to hospitals, the municipality of George, a coastal city east of Cape Town, said in a statement.

Western Cape premier Alan Winde said two among the retrieved had died, while 53 remain trapped under the rubble.

“Seventy-five members of the construction crew have been confirmed on-site at the time of the incident,” he said.

CCTV footage obtained by Reuters showed a cloud of dust as the building crumbled on Monday afternoon.

“I saw one guy was working and then ‘boom,’ and I saw the whole building collapse. … I’m also traumatized. It is very sad,” Theresa Jeyi, a local councilor, told reporters at the scene.

The provincial government said police and rescue teams with sniffer dogs were on-site.

Rescue workers on-site were trying to recall where they heard calls from people, George Mayor Leon van Wyk told SABC, while rescue equipment was on its way.

“This is going to be a really lengthy exercise and probably going to go right through the night,” he said.

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