CAPETOWN May 7, 2024 (Saba) - At least four construction workers were killed and twenty others were injured following the collapse of a building under construction in George city, South Africa, according to what the authorities announced.
The municipality of George, located 400 kilometers east of Cape Town, announced that 24 people were recovered from under the rubble and most of them were taken to hospital, four of them died from their injuries, while about fifty of their colleagues were still trapped under the rubble, according to what the municipality explained in a statement published last night.
According to the city's municipality spokeswoman, Chantal Edwards, "a team of 75 workers was at the site when the building that was under construction collapsed."
The five-floor building, including an underground parking lot, collapsed on Monday afternoon.
The reasons for the collapse were not immediately clear.
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resource : Saba
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