MEDIA STATEMENT: 9pm Status Update – Building Collapse, Victoria Street – George, 10 May 2024, @ 21:00

George Municipality confirms that figures remain unchanged at this point, 9:00 pm 10 May.

Confirmed statistics:
Total estimated number on-site at the time of incident: 81
Patients retrieved: 40
Patients deceased: 12
Patients hospitalised: 33 with 13 still in hospital
Unaccounted: 41

An update will be issued by 06:00am on 11 May 2024, – South African Time.

Photo by Herman Pieters: Garden Route Municipality