Hope was fading Friday for dozens of construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa as the death toll rose to 12 and more than 40 remained missing.
Authorities said rescuers were now faced with the challenge of moving thousands of tons of concrete with heavy machinery to see if there are any more survivors.
Three more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the five-story building that was under construction in the city of George on South Africa’s south coast when it collapsed on Monday.
Another worker who was in critical condition died in the hospital earlier Friday, authorities said.
At least 41 workers are missing and — with fears that the final death toll could exceed 50 — city authorities said large earth-moving equipment had arrived and rescue teams were removing huge slabs of concrete and rubble to reach deeper into the wreckage.
Of the 28 who were rescued, many were in critical condition or had life-threatening injuries.
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