Update

GEORGE NEWS - A multi-disciplinary rescue team of more than 200 emergency services personnel are continuing to conduct rescue operations and as of 19:40 this evening, 7 May 2024, seven (7) patients have been declared deceased.

Thirty-three (33) people have been removed from the rubble of the collapsed multi-story construction site at 75 Victoria Street, leaving 42 persons unaccounted for.

Seventy-five (75) construction workers were present on the site at the time of the collapse which occurred at 14:09 on Monday 6 May and the rescue operation is now approaching 30 hours as of 20:00 today, 7 May.

An update will be issued at 21:00, 7 May 2024 - South African Time.

Emergency workers hold blankets as a deceased person is pulled from the rubble. Photo: Michelle Pienaar

Previous articles:

• Collapsed building's contractor 'will ensure thorough investigation'
  
• Update: Building collapse | 6 deceased
• Building collapse in Victoria Street
• Building collapse in Victoria Street, George
• Update on building collapse, Victoria Street
• Update: Community rally to support rescue services
• Update on building collapse, Victoria Street: 23 patients extracted
  
• Update on building collapse, Victoria Street - George
• Assistance for Emergency workers
• 70 workers on site as building collapses
• Update: Body retrieved from building rubble
• Premier responds to disaster in George
• Workers trapped in building rubble
• Update: Building collapse in Victoria Street
• Building collapse in Victoria Street

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