News24 | George building collapse: Hope is fading, but rescuers refuse to give up

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Nicole McCain, Marvin Charles, Salette Litago and Siviwe Feketha

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Rescue teams on site remove rubble and bricks as the search for victims continues. (Luke Daniel/News24)

Rescue teams on site remove rubble and bricks as the search for victims continues. (Luke Daniel/News24)

Seventy-two hours after a structural collapse, the survival rate for those trapped under the rubble has dropped to around 33%. 

After that, in the space of just one day, the survival rate of those who have been trapped for four days is 19%.

These are the odds rescue workers, combing a collapsed construction site in George, are up against.

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