A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers were trapped under a building that collapsed in George
The death toll currently stands at 33 with seven South Africans among the deceased. 19 others remain unaccounted for. So far, 47 of the 62 victims, alive and deceased, have been linked to their families.One of those reunited with his family is Delvin Safers from Mossel Bay.“You are in total darkness, you don’t know what’s going on. You don’t know if you are going to survive or even if you are going to make it. Luckily, we heard some drilling. It was far away from us. Then we heard voices outside. That gave us hope.”“When I came to the hall, I see Delvin’s father and ask him what’s he doing here.
Mario Ferreira from Gift of the Givers says, “There was a strong presence of organisations within the community. The Lions Club, Love George, business, SAPS that works in partnership with us. Members from the local municipality, disaster management were on hand to help as well. It was a combined effort of everybody and we’d like to give credit to them all.
Liatel developers say in a statement that they have ensured that they have representatives at the disaster site to assist in rescue efforts.
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