{"id":299373,"date":"2023-10-02T04:59:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T04:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=299373"},"modified":"2023-10-02T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T04:59:18","slug":"mexico-church-seven-dead-and-20-trapped-after-tamaulipas-roof-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/mexico-church-seven-dead-and-20-trapped-after-tamaulipas-roof-collapse\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico church: Seven dead and 20 trapped after Tamaulipas roof collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Seven people are reported to have been killed and some 20 others trapped after a church roof collapsed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local media said 49 people were taken to hospital, after the roof of Ciudad Madero&#8217;s Santa Cruz church fell in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police in the coastal state of Tamaulipas said around 100 people were at a mass at the time of the collapse. Local media reported it was a baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of children are believed to be amongst those trapped and rescue efforts are ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images on social media showed the church building in ruins as people crowded around the rubble, desperately searching for those who were trapped inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People were said to be arriving with shovels and pickaxes to try to move the debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later posts showed the emergency services were at the scene, following the collapse on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calls were made on social media for medical and rescue materials to help those searching for survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities were said to be requesting silence from those gathered at the scene so that they could hear if anyone trapped inside was calling for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CHURCH-COLLAPSES-IN-MEXICO-jpg.webp?resize=800%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CHURCH-COLLAPSES-IN-MEXICO-jpg.webp?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CHURCH-COLLAPSES-IN-MEXICO-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CHURCH-COLLAPSES-IN-MEXICO-jpg.webp?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bishop of the diocese of Tampico, Jos\u00e9 Armando \u00c1lvarez Cano, sent a message to the community on social media saying that work was under way &#8220;to find those under the rubble&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it was a &#8220;difficult time&#8221; and ended his video address by saying: &#8220;May the Lord help you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/world\/\">READ MORE HERE <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOURCE: BBC NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven people are reported to have been killed and some 20 others trapped after a church roof collapsed in Mexico. Local media said 49 people were taken to hospital, after the roof of Ciudad Madero&#8217;s Santa Cruz church fell in. 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