George building collapse: Another worker pulled from rubble 27 hours after collapse

A handout photo made available by Garden Route District Municipality Communications shows emergency services trying to locate trapped construction workers under the rubble of collapsed building. Picture: EPA-EFE/HERMAN PIETERSGeorge Municipality mayor, Leon van Wyk, was speaking to eNCA when he announced that rescue workers have brought another worker to the surface as the multidisciplinary search and rescue operation is underway at Victoria Street, George.

“These are very emotional moments as these rescues are taking place. In the particular case of the person who just came up, that person had been there for going on 27 hours. It’s been a pretty long time,” he said.According to the latest report from the mayor, emergency services have so far retrieved 30 victims, but six of those sustained multiple injuries and were declared dead by medical personnel.

“We still need to see what that recovery process will entail, but as we move along, there are a number of situations where the rescue teams have had to deal with parts of limbs still stuck in the difficult area, and they need to work towards loosening up the area where those limbs are stuck,” van Wyk said.“There are a number of difficult issues that still need to be addressed, and it’s naturally an extremely difficult exercise to remove the rubble.

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