Ramaphosa mourns loss of life at a collapsed building in George, Cape Town 

INSIDE METRO REPORTER

President Cyril Ramaphosa sent his deep condolences to the relatives and friends of five people who have died in an incident where a building collapsed in George in the southern Cape.

The building collapsed on Monday afternoon and about 75 members of the construction crew had been on site at that time of the incident. 

22 people were rescued in the wreckage and sent to hospitals or medical centres in George. However, two of them were declared dead on the site. 

Ramaphosa said his thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones as well as the families of close to 50 people who are trapped in the rubble.

“President Ramaphosa wishes rescue teams the best as they go about their operations and says investigations into the cause of the incident must aim to bring closure to the community and prevent a repeat of this disaster,”