At least 10 individuals had been killed and dozens of others had been injured or trapped below rubble after a church roof collapsed throughout Sunday mass in a northern Mexican metropolis.
Working below floodlights, navy personnel supported emergency companies utilizing rescue canines and earth-moving gear to establish and dig out survivors from the ruins of the church in Ciudad Madero, a metropolis on the Gulf coast close to the port of Tampico.
Footage on social media confirmed the second the church roof caved in, puffs of grey smoke billowing into the air, adopted by the toppling of yellow brick outer partitions.
Ten individuals died and one other 40 had been taken to close by hospitals, whereas 30 different worshippers remained unaccounted for, Jorge Cuellar, spokesman for the Security Ministry of Tamaulipas state, which borders Texas.
Speaking on the Foro TV news channel, Cuellar thanked native businessmen for bringing gear to assist take away rubble and support rescue efforts.
Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico mentioned the church roof crumbled as worshippers had been receiving communion and requested others to hope for the survivors.
“At this moment, the necessary work is being carried out to pull out the people who are still under the rumble,” Bishop Armando mentioned in a recorded message shared on social media.
Source: www.dailysabah.com