insert_link South Africa 18 Victims Identified in George Building Collapse Tragedy With19 Still Unaccounted for The S.A Victim Identification Centre and Forensic Pathology Service in George in the Western Cape, has completed the identification of 18 of the 33 deceased from last week’s building collapse. Nineteen construction workers are still unaccounted for. The George Municipality’s spokesperson, Chantel Edwards-Klose, says the 18 consists of seven from South Africa, five from Malawi, three from Zimbabwe two from Mozambique, and one from Lesotho: todayMay 15, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa Death Toll Rises to Nine in Western Cape Building Collapse Tragedy The George Municipality in the Western Cape says a construction worker who has been in hospital after being rescued from Monday’s building collapse has died, bringing the death toll to nine. The rescue operation has reached over 88 hours, with experts predicting that the survival rate for the 44 workers still trapped under the rubble has dropped to around 33-percent. The municipality’s spokesperson, Chantel Edwards-Klose, says the rescue operation is […] todayMay 10, 2024 20
