George's darkest hour
Lives lost, dozens still trapped as rescue operations intensify after building collapse
A loud bang and a cloud of dust, followed by dead silence and moments later people screaming in sheer terror.
This is how eyewitnesses described their horror when a five-storey building under construction collapsed in George at 2pm on Monday...
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