Of the 13 dead 11 were burnt beyond recognition and South Africa DNA experts were asked to help identify the charred remains. When delivering his speech at the prayer meeting, Maseribane said the unforgettable tragedy doesn’t only affect the bereaved families all Basotho so the Government of Lesotho had to provide support and compensation to the families of the deceased.

He explained that after they had heard about the tragedy, the Government of Lesotho formed a committee of cabinet ministers that worked with taxi associations and mortuary owners to convey the remains of the 11 remains from South Africa and ensure proper burial arrangements. The government will also provide counselling services through the ministry of Social Development to all the families affected, he revealed, in addition to assisting vulnerable children of the deceased after burial.

Lekhooa Rabatho, on behalf of grieving families, expressed gratitude to the Government of Lesotho for the support, especially in facilitating DNA services without which it would have been impossible to identify the remains of their loved ones. After the prayer ceremony, remains of the 11 were taken to different mortuaries where each family will make its own funeral arrangements.