'Please help us get out': Trapped survivor speaks from beneath rubble of collapsed George building

"I'm in so much pain, I don't know if they can hear me banging for help. But I hear my dad's voice calling me."

These are the words of Delvin Safers, one of more than 40 construction workers trapped beneath the rubble of a five-storey construction site in George which collapsed on him and his colleagues, six of whom have died. The 29-year-old Safers, from Mossel Bay, was working as an electrician on the construction site in Victoria Street when it collapsed just after 14:00 on Monday.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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