East London nightclub deaths: At least 22 people found dead in South African ‘tavern’

Those who died are thought to be aged between 18 and 20, or possibly even younger

At least 22 people have been found dead inside a nightclub in South Africa, health officials have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the Enyobeni Tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning, local newspaper Daily Dispatch reports. The club is located on the edge of East London - a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Speaking on behalf of police, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said officers were made aware of the incident by members of the public. "The circumstances under which they died are under investigation," he told Reuters. https://twitter.com/IsolezweNews/status/1540946650927169537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1540946650927169537%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fat-least-17-people-found-dead-in-south-african-nightclub-12640551 Those who died were aged between 18 and 20-years-old, the Brigadier said, but other reports suggest they could've been even younger. Some of the people at the club were attending a party to celebrate end of winter school exams, Associate Press reports.

The bodies will be transported to state mortuaries where relatives are expected to help identify victims.

Siyanda Manana, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial health department, told Reuters: "We are going to immediately be embarking on autopsies so we can know the probable cause of death. We are talking 22 bodies right now."

[caption id="attachment_344238" align="alignnone" width="1488"] The incident happened at a club around 3 kilometres from the city centre of East London, South Africa (Photo: Google Maps)[/caption] Related stories:

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