Oxygen is being pumped into the cavities at the collapsed building site in case anyone under the rubble is still alive.
Another two bodies were recovered from the rubble at the George Neo Victoria multi-storey apartment block yesterday, bringing the death toll to 14.Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell says they are trying to work faster, using large construction machines to remove rubble as fast as they can.
There are spotters on the machines and cameras are on hand so that when there is an opening, they first send in a camera before lifting the concrete. Since the incident, nearly 700 emergency and disaster management officials and volunteers have been working tirelessly on the site. 'That is what I admire the most about our Western Cape residents; when incidents of this nature occur, everyone comes together and steps up. You are all extraordinary.”
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