The children, aged between six and 13, were playing under supervision when heavy rain and strong winds blew in, causing the roof to collapse suddenly.
abc.net.au/news/four-children-among-dead-as-roof-collapses-in-thai-storm/102383692Seven people, including four children, were killed when a roof over a school sports field collapsed in a storm in Thailand.Two of the adults killed were parents of pupils while another was a cleaner at the schoolThe children, aged between six and 13, were playing in the open-sided building at a school in Phichit province on Monday, watched by a number of spectators.
At about 6:30pm the storm struck, according to local media, and heavy rain and high winds caused the roof to collapse suddenly. The fatally injured adults were two parents and a cleaner, the provincial office of public relations told the AFP newswire, while 18 people were injured.The injured remained in two hospitals, where they were receiving treatment.A video shared on the Facebook page of the local public relations office showed a twisted mess of metal, with poles and corrugated iron lying crumpled on the ground.
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