The death toll of the building collapse in Ormonde, in the south of Johannesburg, has risen to eight.
The Ormonde building collapse death toll has risen to eight, emergency services officials said on Tuesday morning.
This comes after two more bodies were located, according to EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo.
One has already been recovered.
“Efforts continue to extract the other located body,” Khumalo added.
A ninth person remains unaccounted for.
On Monday, six people were confirmed dead after a section of the two-storey building in Ormonde, in the south of Johannesburg, collapsed on them while they were working on the ground floor.
This is a developing story.
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