The number of people who lost their lives, following a collapsed building in George has risen to 8.
A combined statement from the Garden Route District Municipality and the George Municipality, said rescue operations continue at George’s Victoria Street, and the emergency response team continues to utilize more substantive concrete breakers and additional trucks to remove building rubble from the site.
The number of people on site prior to the incident is now known, to be 81.
About 37 people were removed from the rubble. Of this number, 8 have died, 16 are in a critical condition in hospital, 6 have sustained life-threatening injuries, 7 have minor injuries.
44 more people must still be found under the rubble of a collapsed multi-story building, with 5 floors and a basement.
Today at midday the Minister of Labour, Thulas Nxesi, is expected to visit the site in George.
Picture: George Municipality