Update
GEORGE NEWS - The rescue operations continuing and as of 14:30 this afternoon, 7 May 2024 a total of six (6) people have been declared deceased.
Twenty-eight (28) people have been removed from the rubble of the collapsed multi-story construction site at 75 Victoria Street, leaving 47 persons unaccounted for.
Seventy-five (75) construction workers were present on the site at the time of the collapse which occurred at 14:09 on Monday 6 May and the rescue operation is now approaching 24.20 hours as of 14:25 today, 7 May.
An update will be issued at 18:00, 7 May.
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