Dozens still trapped in South Africa building collapse | BBC News
thousand of people remain trapped beneath a building that collapsed in the South African city of George Emergency Services have been in contact with some of those buried beneath the rubble leaving relatives waiting anxiously for news shingan nyaka sent this report 3 days into this Rescue Mission and hopes of finding survivors is fading among those who were missing 29-year-old Delvin saers we first met his father at the scene clinging to Hope I believe my son will come out there alive I believe because since yesterday every now and then he sent us messages in his final message Delvin sounded increasingly desperate [Music] his girlfriend Nicole also sent him this photo of their 2-year-old son Zia to help him stay positive then Rescuers heard a sound as night fell three people were pulled from the rubble we later learned one of them was Delvin we are very happy he got a smile on his face and when I saw him walk that was one of my greatest moments as hopes dwindle for those still missing Delvin is likely one of the last survivors shinga BBC News George
A couple has shared their joy with the BBC after their son was rescued from under the rubble of a building that collapsed on Monday in the South African coastal city of George.
Delvin Safers is among 29 survivors who have been freed as rescue-and-search operations continue for a third day to find 39 people who are still unaccounted for.
Seven people have been confirmed dead, and their bodies have been retrieved.
Investigations are still under way to establish the cause of the building’s collapse.
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2024 is bad luck for BRICS countries
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SOUTH AFRICA
May Allah keep you safe
from Jerusalem AlQuds
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What about thousands of children trapped under buildings in Gaza eh BBC?
Oh no that's awful all those who are trapped and their families are in my thoughts and prayers.
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File ICJ complaint against South Africa
Great government they have. Such an improvement.
Why did the building collapse?
This is what happens when you have B-BBEE companies/"tenderprenures" building things. You get sub quality workmanship with sub quality building materials. They don't care that they may be putting people's lives at risk!
lol
In my thoughts and prayers โค
This guy was rescued
The level of reporting was very high, they even had VNs and everything.
I remember SA will arrest returning Jews, a co incident?
What's happening in George is a absolute tragedy and my prayers and thoughts are with those families affected by the collapse.
3rd world construction .
Look at that uncured cement.
So much for BBEE civil engineers.
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They will be fine, South Africans are the most enduring people on Earth…i cannot give up hope at all,i simply have to believe that ๐๐พ.
Surely the owners/investors /builders/architects etc etc should be held accountable for this tragedy -WTF ??????
Chinese tv had a different report on this. BBC focus on the suffering of victims, all black. Chinese focused on the rescue leaders, all white, and the challenges they faced rescuing people.
Different styles: Emotion v analysis.
Symbolic of that countryโs slow decay into chaos and corruption. So terribly sad that it now cannot even keep the innocent safe.
it's never bbc's building
May god help everybody who was affected by this tragedy.
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Iโm very sorry for the South African people who have purchased flats in this block.
What caused the building to suddenly collapse? Was there an earthquake?
Prays
Was it mosad
International search & rescue teams should have been called upon to assist !!!!!
Just imagine the people of Palestine ๐ต๐ธ who had to go through this every day.
This is all happening like 2km away from me. It was like a movie when it collapsed
Must be project from CHINA ๐๐
Sorry……
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His son did come out alive, glory be to god, plus thankyou to all the rescuers
Ohw my God this is so breaking my heart ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
AMEN
Whites screaming BEE as usual but only to shut their mouths once they find out that all parties involved were white. What a bunch of c**
Presiden amerika approve kill 34000 people in palestin land.
Chinese standards are not so good in construction
Astra has been helping me long now
I never saw such a lack of urgency in a disaster rescue mission. Clip after clip from different media outlets showing 'rescuers' standing around, chatting, smiling, whilst reports are being given of the still vast number of missing. And reports that the majority of the workers were foreign, which explains the lackadaisical attitude. I've never seen anything like it. South Africa is a sick country in so many ways. The president of the country has only just roused himself to visit the site. Perhaps temper how you treat people in your own country whilst rightly taking Israel to task for how they are treating the Palestinians . You need to not live in a glass house if you are throwing stones.