Survivor recounts moment he emerged from deadly South African building collapse

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GEORGE, South Africa — Moses Malala, a 34-year-old construction worker who escaped the wreckage of a five-storey building in George, South Africa, recalled the moment it collapsed and a cloud of dust engulfed him, as rescue efforts continued at the site 48 hours on.

Rescuers work to rescue construction workers trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 8, 2024.

"I see the dust coming up. Starting from the basement it's coming up... then I'm starting to see the slab is cracking, sliding to go down," he recalled. It is not yet clear how the building collapsed. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an investigation. Rescuers were met with applause when they pulled survivors from the debris, riddled with broken concrete slabs and twisted steel reinforcements.

 

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