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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gabriel Guambe was working as a tiler on the five-storey apartment block when it toppled last week and was rescued from the 3,000 tonnes of rubble after days without food or water.<\/p>\n

The miracle survivor in the George building collapse will be reunited with his family on Monday.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Guambe was working as a tiler on the five-storey apartment block when it toppled last week.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old was rescued from the 3,000 tonnes of rubble after days without food or water.<\/p>\n

His rescue has sparked a renewed momentum in the teams pulling painstakingly long hours on site to find more survivors.<\/p>\n

It was 118 hours into the search operation when the rescue hounds detected the scent of a person trapped beneath the debris.<\/p>\n

Quickly, rescue workers moved in with specialist cameras and other delicate rescue devices.<\/p>\n

Advanced EMS rescue technician Jethro Jacobs verified the groans coming from underground.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I went in deeper into the void, I could hear the patient on the other side of the wall. I established contact with him. We had good communication through the whole operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe injuries he sustained [was that] he was complaining of pain in the lower extremities. He was alone in the cavity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rescue workers are not giving up hope that there are more people to save.<\/p>\n

Guambe is recovering in George hospital and is well enough to have sent this message to the outside world: \u201cI\u2019m okay now. Everything is okay. Thank you, God bless you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guambe\u2019s father is expected to arrive in George on Monday.<\/p>\n

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