Rescue workers search for survivors after South Africa building collapse

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Rescue workers picked through rubble and used sniffer dogs to search for survivors on Wednesday after a soccer pitch-sized section of a mall under construction collapsed near the South African city of Durban, killing one and injuring dozens more. It was not immediately clear how many people might be still trapped under the rubble after the three-storey shopping mall in the town of Tongaat, 30 km (20 miles) north of Durban collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. "We have no idea how many are trapped at the moment, but we've only got confirmation of three missing," police spokeswoman Mandy Govender told Reuters. Sniffer dogs had located one "hot spot" area where workers were now using hydraulic rescue tools to try and break through slabs of concrete and steel bars, emergency services spokesman Chris Botha told broadcaster ENCA.

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