EMS officials at the scene of the George building collapse inspecting an area at the site where a body was recovered on Sunday morning.
On a sombre Mother's Day, George Municipality fire chief Neels Barnard said they remained hopeful of recovering more victims alive, despite 17 confirmed fatalities of the building collapse."We hope and pray that we can find another live victim in the building. We are doing our utmost best, and we will continue until the last minute to recover bodies," Barnard said during a briefing on Sunday morning.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.
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