Several dead when church roof collapsed

Several dead when church roof collapsed
full screen Rescue workers search for survivors after the roof of a church in Ciudad Madero collapsed during a service in progress. Photo: Jose Luis Tapia/AP/TT

At least seven people were killed when the roof of a church collapsed during a service in Ciudad Madero in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, local authorities said.

“Seven people are confirmed dead and ten injured people have been rescued,” a spokesperson for the regional government said in a statement.

According to the statement, there must also be people who are still stuck under the racial masses in the church.

Local police state that around 100 people were in the church when the roof collapsed.

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