Authorities said 26 workers had been rescued from the construction site after the building collapsed on Monday.
Rescue teams are searching for dozens of construction workers two days after an apartment complex collapsed inAuthorities said 26 workers had now been rescued from the site where the five-storey building collapsed on Monday while under construction in George, about 250 miles east of Cape Town.An investigation has started into what caused the collapse.Rescuers were hopeful of more people being found alive after saying earlier they had made contact with at least 11 workers trapped in the rubble.
Authorities haven't given updated details on the extent of the injuries but said in the first few hours after the collapse that at least 11 of the workers rescued had severe injuries. "Our big concern is entrapment for many hours when a person’s body parts are compressed. So, you need to get medical help to them. We got our medics in as soon as we possibly could."
Authorities were starting investigations into what caused the tragedy, and a criminal case was opened by police, but there was no immediate information on why the building collapsed.
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