GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality confirms three (3) patients extracted from the rubble of the multi-story construction site at 75 Victoria Street, have now been declared deceased.
At 00:45 another red patient was extracted from the rubble which brings the total number extracted to twenty-four (24).
Emergency personnel from the City of Cape Town and Breede Valley Local Municipality have joined the Emergency and Disaster personnel on site and continue the search for the 51 unaccounted persons trapped.
An update will be issued at approximately 06:00, 7 May 2024 - South African Time.
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