Tuesday , 3 March 2026
City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) rescuers attending to a building collapse in Ormonde on March 2, 2026.

Search and rescue to resume at collapsed Ormonde building 


Search and rescue operations are set to continue at a construction site in Ormonde in Johannesburg following a deadly building collapse.
Six bodies were retrieved from the rubble on Monday, while three are still missing.
The City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says three people are currently in hospital after a concrete slab gave way at the site.
Search and rescue teams, together with other stakeholders, are back on site on Tuesday morning to continue with the search and rescue operation.
Teams began arriving at 6 am with the coordinated search operation set to commence at 8 am as efforts continue to locate the three missing workers.
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-Reporting by Luyanda Danca reports.
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