IN PICS | Empty coffins, tears at Enyobeni tavern tragedy mass funeral

06 July 2022 - 12:02
By TIMESLIVE
Mourners at the mass funeral of 21 teenagers who died at in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy.
Image: Mark Andrews Mourners at the mass funeral of 21 teenagers who died at in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy.

Mourners gathered in Scenery Park in East London on Wednesday for the mass funeral of 21 teenagers who died in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy on June 26.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was one of the mourners.

The Daily Dispatch reported earlier that a 30-year-old woman collapsed shortly before the funeral. She was taken to hospital.

People gather near empty coffins ahead of the mass funeral for the victims of the East London tavern tragedy on July 6 2022.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko People gather near empty coffins ahead of the mass funeral for the victims of the East London tavern tragedy on July 6 2022.
Workers carry an empty coffin at a funeral parlour ahead of the mass funeral. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the mourners.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Workers carry an empty coffin at a funeral parlour ahead of the mass funeral. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the mourners.
A man passes mortuary vans loaded with empty coffins at a funeral parlour ahead of the mass funeral.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko A man passes mortuary vans loaded with empty coffins at a funeral parlour ahead of the mass funeral.
Mourners at the mass funeral for 21 teenagers who died in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy in East London. 
Image: ALAN EASON Mourners at the mass funeral for 21 teenagers who died in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy in East London. 
A school pupil in uniform at the mass funeral.
Image: ALAN EASON A school pupil in uniform at the mass funeral.
President Cyril Ramaphosa passes empty coffins as he arrives at the mass funeral in the Eastern Cape.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko President Cyril Ramaphosa passes empty coffins as he arrives at the mass funeral in the Eastern Cape.
Women sing hymns during the mass funeral.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Women sing hymns during the mass funeral.

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