Search and rescue operations continue at the Neo Victoria apartment building in Victoria Street in George on 9 May 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco MaraisRescue operations entered into the fifth day at the apartment building, located at Victoria Street, on Saturday.
The building was under construction when it collapsed earlier this week, resulting in several fatalities and numerous people remaining unaccounted for.Providing an update on Saturday morning, the George Local Municipality confirmed that 13 bodies have been recovered from under the debris. “Another body was recovered this morning at 02:36am in addition to the 12 as announced in the previous statement. The rescue operations has reached 111 hours as of 6:00am, 11 May,” the municipality’s spokesperson, Rowena van Wyk said in aA total of 81 people when on the site at the time of the collapse, with 13 people currently in hospital.“I know there was a report of 14 people I think, but we must realise that we have got a double verification system.
“That system takes a while and although we know there’s more bodies on site, we only can confirm once they have been taken up to the mortuary,” Otto said.According to the Dr AB Xuma local municipality, four people who sustained critical injuries were rushed to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha for further treatment.“This is indeed a tragic incident, and my thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones in this disastrous event.
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