Survivors tells of distress and miracle rescue from collapsed George building

‘It felt like I was dying’

Pinned under a heap of rubble, surrounded by the cries of frightened and seriously injured co-workers and fighting for air amid the thick plume of dust.

It is an experience few can relate to unless they were part of the construction crew at the Victoria Street building site in George where an apartment block collapsed on Monday afternoon...

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