Rescue teams on site remove rubble and bricks as the search for victims continues. (Luke Daniel/News24)
Seventy-two hours after a structural collapse, the survival rate for those trapped under the rubble has dropped to around 33%.
After that, in the space of just one day, the survival rate of those who have been trapped for four days is 19%.
These are the odds rescue workers, combing a collapsed construction site in George, are up against.
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