Local leaders in the town of George, on South Africa's southern coast, said they believed there were 81 workers on the site when the building crumpled into a heap of broken concrete and twisted metal.

Building collapse in South Africa leaves three dead, dozens trapped By Reuters 1 min read Updated 1:31 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2024 ...

The collapse happened in the city of George, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Cape Town on South Africa's south coast. More than 100 emergency personnel and other responders were on the ...

The building collapse happened just after 2 p.m. in the city of George, about 250 miles east of Cape Town on South Africa’s south coast.

A building collapse that killed 34 construction workers and injured dozens in Western Cape province last year was "entirely preventable", South Africa's government says. A new report into the ...

A survivor is bought to the surface at the scene of a building collapse in the city of George, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

GEORGE, South Africa, May 7 (Reuters) - Rescuers were using cranes, drills and their bare hands to try to reach dozens of people trapped when a multi-storey building being built in the South ...

GEORGE, South Africa, May 6 (Reuters) - Rescue efforts were underway after three people were killed and dozens remained trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in the ...