In a mass circumcision ritual, 30 teenagers were killed and injured in South Africa

A mass circumcision ritual has killed 30 teenagers and injured more than 80 others in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, according to local media.

Yesterday, Sunday, a report by the local "eNCA" channel stated that hospitals received 80 injuries after the traditional circumcision rituals that tribes perform in the countryside and various cities in the governorate during the summer season that ends in January.

The number of deaths as a result of circumcision rituals had reached 26 cases during the past two days, before rising to 30.

Evidence indicates that most of these deaths were recorded in rituals held by illegal centers, while the provincial government is very concerned about these incidents.

The grandmother of one of the victims says in the report that it is a "painful loss. They tell us we will take them to the bush alive and we will bring them home as well."

Despite government initiatives implemented during the past two years to curb this phenomenon, this year saw an increase in the number of deaths due to circumcision in the Eastern Cape.

African tribes practice traditional male circumcision at puberty after training periods in the forests of two to four weeks.

Deaths due to traditional male seals in the Eastern Cape are common annually during the summer season for this type of illegal operation, with adolescents falling victim to various causes including dehydration, pneumonia or deep wounds to the genitals.

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