Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead

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Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of an unfinished five-story apartment building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday.

A rescue worker walks with a sniffer dog at the site of a building collapse in George, South Africa , Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Rescue operations continue for dozens of construction workers missing. A survivor is bought to the surface at the scene of a building collapse in the city of George, about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town, South Africa , Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

The collapse of the building that was still under construction sparked a desperate rescue effort that has seen specialist disaster response teams brought in from other towns and cities to help. A total of 75 construction workers were at the building site when it came down, the George municipality said.

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