George building collapse death toll rises to 8 as hope dwindles

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Rescuers raced against time to find more survivors amid the rubble of a deadly building collapse in South Africa on Wednesday, as search operations entered their third day.

Dozens of people were still unaccounted for, more than 50 hours after rescue services started combing through the debris in George.

At least eight people were killed as an under-construction five-storey building collapsed on Monday for reasons that are yet to be determined.

Hopes are quickly fading

Rescue works briefly halted on Wednesday, as rescuers tried to find the source of a “sound or tapping”…



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