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Man rescued five days after South Africa building collapse

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A man raises his hand as rescue workers carry him to an ambulance after he survived 116 hours following a deadly building collapse in George, South Africa, on May 11, 2024. [Reuters]

A man was rescued from the rubble five days after a deadly building collapse in South Africa in what Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said was "nothing short of a miracle."

Officials said in a statement that of 81 people who were on site when the five-story building collapsed on Monday in the city of George, east of Cape Town, 13 were confirmed dead, 29 were alive and 39 were still unaccounted for.

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