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By Erica Abrahams

Digital Journalist


KZN Pentecostal Church collapse death toll rises to 14

Another congregant succumbed to her injuries, after fighting for her life in ICU since the pre-Easter tragedy.


One of the 16 congregants injured during the Pentecostal Holiness Church in KwaZulu-Natal tragedy three weeks ago passed away on Wednesday, reports Zululand Observer.

On April 18, 13 people including a child, died after the front wall of the church outside Empangeni collapsed during the heavy storms that hit KZN.

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The victim, who is from eSikhawini, had been fighting for her life in ICU since the pre-Easter tragedy.

The death toll from the church collapse is now 14. The name of the deceased will only be released once the next of kin have been informed.

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