Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50.
Rescue workers search for survivors after the roof of a church collapsed during Mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, on Sunday.The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during Mass on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50, authorities said, as searchers probed the wreckage late into the night looking for survivors and other victims.
The Mexican Council of Bishops issued a statement saying that “we join in prayer at the tragic loss of life and those injured.”Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap Thousands of Guatemalans have protested this week in support of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and against efforts to keep him from taking office.“From underneath the rubble, thanks to Divine Providence and the work of the rescue teams, people have been pulled out alive!” Alvarez’s diocese wrote in a statement posted on its social media accounts. “Let’s keep praying!”
The roof appeared to be made of relatively thin poured concrete, and photos distributed by state authorities showed the roof slab resting on the top of pews in some parts of the church. That left open the possibility of air spaces for survivors. It also showed initial efforts to lift off parts of the collapsed roof closer to the ground, in the center of the church, with a crane. But the office said the efforts to lift roof sections were abandoned because of the danger that a chunk of the now-crumbling slab might fall back and endanger any survivors.
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