Hopes fade for 44 workers missing days after South Africa building collapse

Rescue workers searching the site of the building collapse for survivors in George, South Africa, on Thursday (Picture: Jerome Delay/AP)

Hope was fading on Friday for 44 construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa.

Authorities say rescuers are now faced with the challenge of moving thousands of tons of concrete with heavy machinery to see if there are any more survivors.