{"id":8087,"date":"2024-05-08T12:28:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8087"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:28:44","slug":"hope-dwindles-in-s-africa-48-hours-after-deadly-building-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8087","title":{"rendered":"Hope dwindles in S.Africa 48 hours after deadly building collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>Dozens of people are still unaccounted for after the under construction multi-storey building collapsed in the South African city of George &#8211; Copyright AFP Anatolii STEPANOV<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rescuers raced against time to find more survivors amid the rubble of a deadly building collapse in South Africa on Wednesday, as search operations were about to enter their third day.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of people are still unaccounted for almost 48 hours after rescue services started combing through the debris in the southern city of George.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least seven people were killed as an under-construction five-storey building collapsed on Monday for reasons that are yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine of the 75 workers who were at the site when the incident occurred have been pulled out of the rubble alive, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Six have life-threatening injuries, and 16 are in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Moses Malala, a foreman who survived the collapse, told AFP he heard a loud sound before the building came crashing down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Malala, who was working on the roof, said he felt his feet slipping as the building started to fold on one side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He watched his colleagues fall one by one. Many are still buried under the rubble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Malala was injured but escaped with his life and has been helping with rescue efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have pain too much\u2026 I can\u2019t sleep\u201d he said. \u201cSince Monday I was here on the site, we try to remove our relatives, our brothers and sisters\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-nine people remain unaccounted for, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The next few hours are critical to save them, they added. The chances of surviving drop dramatically after 72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 rescue workers and emergency service personnel divided into three teams searched separate areas on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The building, which collapsed at around 2:00 pm local time (1200 GMT) on Monday, was meant to be a 42-unit apartment block.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, slight cheers were heard as a survivor was pulled out of the rubble and put onto a stretcher, an AFP correspondent saw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another body was retrieved and wrapped in a blanket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Religious leaders and social workers were at the scene to assist and comfort distraught families.<\/p>\n<p>Men, women and children sang and prayed at the city hall as they awaited news of their loved ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One pastor told AFP they were offering \u201cspiritual support\u201d to those affected by the\u00a0tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Hope dwindles in S.Africa 48 hours after deadly building collapse<br \/>\n<br \/>#Hope 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