George building collapse update: Body and injured retrieved from rubble
Multi-disciplinary search-and-rescue teams are being co-ordinated by an emergency management services specialist from a joint operations centre, and rescue efforts will continue throughout the night.
A body has been retrieved from the rubble of the collapsed building on a construction site in Victoria Street, George.
A Southern Cape police spokesperson said that 22 victims with multiple injuries have been transported to nearby medical facilities.
The search-and-rescue operation is ongoing and multi-disciplinary teams have arrived to assist. The teams will be co-ordinated by an emergency management services (EMS) specialist from a joint operations centre.
Wouter Kriel, the spokesperson for Anton Bredell, the minister of local government, says support co-ordinated by Provincial Disaster Management is on its way to George.
This includes three heavy crane trucks, heavy lifting and technical equipment, a structural collapse vehicle and 53 EMS staff members.
Rescue efforts will continue through the night.
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