A rescue operation is continuing in South Africa after a five-storey building under construction collapsed, killing two people and leaving another 53 trapped.

Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 22 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital.

A team of 75 crew were on the site when the building collapsed on Monday.

The cause of the incident in the coastal city is being investigated.

The building crumbled at 14:09 local time (12:09 GMT), Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said.

"Seventy-five members of construction crew have been confirmed on site at that time of the incident," he added.

Emergency services were seen rushing to the scene to search for survivors in the city 450km (279 miles) east of Cape Town..

BBC