The death toll from the gas tanker explosion in South Africa's Boksburg city has climbed to 34, the Gauteng health department said on Friday (December 30). "The Department of Health can confirm that the death toll from the Boksburg Explosion incident has risen to 34 as of Friday, 30th December 2022," a statement from the department read, news agency Reuters reported.
A tanker blast near a hospital in South Africa has killed at least 34 people, including 11 health workers. The blast also tore off the roof of the hospital’s emergency department.