George building collapse: Minute of silence one week after disaster
Rescue workers have been continuing with their relentless efforts to free people from the rubble for 166 hours.
A minute of silence will be held at 14:09 today in honour of the lives lost in the George multi-storey building collapse. At this time, it will be exactly one week since the disaster struck.
Four more bodies have been recovered from the rubble, increasing the death toll to 26.
At the time of publishing, the statistics were as follows:
- Estimated individuals on-site when the incident occurred: 81
- Rescued and recovered: 55, of which 26 are deceased
- Currently hospitalised: 13
- Unaccounted for: 26
George Municipality is experiencing difficulties obtaining the accurate names of people who are deceased or still unaccounted for and has requested families who have lost contact with their loved ones to go to the George Civic Centre.
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