Video: Survivors speak out 7 months after George building disaster

Seven months after the lethal building disaster on May 6 in George that killed 34 people and left 28 injured, the mental scars are almost as bad as the physical ones.

December 15, 2024
Ilse Schoonraad Less than a minute
An image of the scene of the building collapse in George in May this year. Photo: George Municipality

It took a week for rescue workers to extract all the living and the dead from the rubble after a four-story building under construction in the heart of George, collapsed in May this year.

Ilse Schoonraad and Cameron Squire of Group Editors visited construction workers who were left severely injured and traumatised, as well as bereaved family members, at their homes in George.

Watch the video here:

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December 15, 2024
Ilse Schoonraad Less than a minute

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Andrea van Wyk

Caxton’s Digital Editorial Manager. I am a journalist and editor with experience spanning over a decade having worked for major local and national news publications across the country and as a correspondent in the Netherlands. I write about most topics with a special interest in politics, crime, human interest and conservation.
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