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| South Africa mall roof collapse traps dozens | South Africa mall roof collapse traps dozens |
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| One person has died and about 50 are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at the construction site of a South African shopping mall, paramedics say. | |
| Private ambulance company Netcare 911 said rescue teams were at the site in Tongaat, a town north of Durban. | Private ambulance company Netcare 911 said rescue teams were at the site in Tongaat, a town north of Durban. |
| "It is going to be a long operation. It will take time to get to everyone," Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha told the BBC. | |
| Officials said those trapped were construction workers. | |
| "It was a mall building still under construction; most of those still trapped inside the building were construction workers," police spokeswoman Mandy Govender told the AFP news agency. | |
| Mr Botha said it was too early to know the cause of the collapse. | Mr Botha said it was too early to know the cause of the collapse. |
| He said a further 29 people had been taken to hospital with serious to critical injuries. | |
| The accident happened around 16:30 local time (14:30 GMT), he told the AFP news agency. | The accident happened around 16:30 local time (14:30 GMT), he told the AFP news agency. |
| Tongaat is a small town about 40km (25 miles) north of Durban surrounded by sugar farms and has a large South African Asian population. | Tongaat is a small town about 40km (25 miles) north of Durban surrounded by sugar farms and has a large South African Asian population. |