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News24 reports that a person hospitalised in a critical condition after the collapse of the George construction site has died of his injuries. A police spokesperson confirmed the death, saying the number of people killed by the collapse on 6 May was now 34.
Rescue efforts at the site concluded on Friday after a recovery operation that lasted 260 hours. Sixty-two people were extracted from the site, 28 of whom survived. Among those working the site were 15 South Africans, 19 Mozambicans, 13 Malawians, seven Zimbabweans and five Lesotho nationals. Repatriations are being undertaken by the consulates of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Lesotho. Initially, between 75 and 81 people were believed to have been on site at the time of the collapse. The difference between the approximate number of people on site and the official number was due to duplicate names on the contractor's list, the fact that some of those on the list had not been at work on the day of the collapse, and because some workers had left the site before first responders arrived. On Friday, the site, which has been classified as a crime scene, was handed over for a formal investigation by the police, following which the site will be handed over to the Department of Employment and Labour for its formal investigation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24
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