A man has been rescued from the rubble five days after a deadly building collapse in South Africa.
Officials said in a statement that of 81 people who were on site when the five-story building collapsed on Monday in the city of George, east of Cape Town, 13 were confirmed dead, 29 were alive and 39 were still unaccounted for.
In a post on social media platform X, on Saturday Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said survivor had been successfully extracted from the debris after 116 hours and added that it was “nothing short of a miracle”.
After Monday’s collapse, rescuers used cranes, drills and their bare hands to try to reach those trapped. Rescue operations were continuing.
The death toll of the George building collapse has risen to 13 after two more bodies were recovered on Friday afternoon.
Some 39 people are still unaccounted while 13 others are admitted to hospitals.
The authorities estimate the rescue operations could last another 10 days.
Officials said that 81 people were on site when the five-storey building collapsed on Monday.
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