[Today’s Prayer] A 5-story building under construction suddenly ‘rumbles’… 2 dead, 53 buried in South Africa

A building under construction collapsed in South Africa, killing two people.

According to South African media outlets SABC and AFP on the 6th (local time), authorities in George city, South Africa, rescued 22 people from the collapsed building and announced that two of them had died.

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Representative Teresa Jay, who witnessed the scene at the time, said, “I saw a man working, and then there was a ‘boom’ sound and the entire building started to collapse,” adding, “I was mentally shocked. “It’s very sad,” he said.

According to George City spokeswoman Chantel Edwards, 75 construction crews were on site at the time of the collapse. In addition to the 20 people hospitalized and the two who died, the whereabouts of the remaining 50 people have not yet been determined.

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On this day, a command post was set up at the scene and rescue work for the missing person continued. Rescue workers said they had sent more sniffer dogs from the capital Cape Town. At the scene, emergency rescue teams were captured searching for people through the collapsed building.

Source: Maeil Business Newspaper

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them. (Psalm 54:4-5)

We hear that a building under construction collapsed in South Africa, killing two people and leaving many still unaccounted for.

God of salvation, we ask for your help among those who lost their lives, those who were injured, and those who have not yet been rescued due to this accident.

Please be the God of comfort to the families of those who have died, the God of healing for the injured, and the God who sustains life for those who have not yet been rescued.

Please allow rescue work to happen quickly and smoothly, and in this place full of death and fear, please raise up your servants who will serve and pray in this land.