At least 10 Mozambicans have died and four have been hospitalized in a gas leak that killed 17 people in Boksburg on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, an official said this Friday.
“Now there are about 10 Mozambicans there. [mortos] and four in the hospital,” said Eduardo Sitoe, a community leader in the Angelo informal settlement where the incident cited by Rádio Moçambique took place.
The source added that local authorities pledged to help hold funerals for the dead during Thursday’s meeting.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday expressed “deep sadness” over the deaths of 17 “innocent people”, calling for an investigation into the accident.
South African authorities have updated the death toll to 17 after one person died in hospital, including three children, while 11 people are still in hospital.
“I can confirm that there was gas poisoning. A canister of nitrous oxide was found at the scene,” William Ntladi, a spokesman for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Services, of which Boksburg is a part, said in released statements. local media.
According to local media reports, the casualties may have been irregular miners who use saltpeter oxide to extract gold from deposits in the area.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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