National Police Minister Bheki Cele told reporters when he visited the site that he could not yet say what happened at the site, but said some of the victims were only 13 years old.
The body samples will be taken to Cape Town toxicology laboratories for further analysis, the minister said.
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
“While the president is waiting for more information about the incident, his thoughts are with the families who have lost children, as well as with the families who are waiting for confirmation of how their children may have been affected,” he said. informed the presidency in a statement.
The president expects the law to continue its course after investigations into the tragedy, the statement added.
The cause of the incident is currently being investigated, Eastern Cape police spokesman Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana told CNN earlier.
Many people gathered at the scene trying to find loved ones. Sky Police Minister traveled to the scene at Scenery Park, where he told a large crowd, “The call is for parents to see that their children are doing well, the call is for the community to say we can’t allow our children to die. ” His impromptu visit was broadcast live on television, according to Reuters.