A number of the injured who are still at Ngwelezane Hospital, just outside Empangeni, are being treated for various fractures.
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government would assist with funerals for congregants who died when a church wall collapsed during an Easter service outside Empangeni on Thursday, it has said.
The premier said the number of deceased and injured, and the “timing” of the incident , ranked it as “unprecedented” for the province. Police have said an inquest docket had been opened. This will presumably include scrutinising adherence to building requirements. A forensic engineering team was also conducting an investigation to determine if the collapse was due to structural defects.
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