One dead after building collapse in South Africa

One person has died and several have been injured after part of building collapsed onto a pavement in Durban, South Africa.

Local media report that several people are still trapped inside.

The KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services spokesperson Robert McKenzie told SABC that paramedics were on the scene, and traffic had already started building up because it is near an intersection.

A journalist tweeted footage from the site:

BREAKING: Parts of a building at the corner of Dr Yusuf Dadoo and Dr Goonam street has collapsed in the Durban CBD. So far, one person has died. Several others are believed to be entrapped in the building. Emergency services are on the scene. #DurbanBuildingCollapse @etvNewsSA pic.twitter.com/FhvYoE8YKP

— Nabeelah Shaikh (@Nabeelah_Shaikh) June 9, 2020