Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, October 1, 2023. /CFP
Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, October 1, 2023. /CFP
The death toll from the collapse of a church roof during a Sunday Mass in northern Mexico has risen to 11, with around 60 others injured, officials said on Monday, as local authorities began wrapping up search and rescue efforts.
Five women, two men and three children were among those killed at the church in the Gulf Coast city of Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas state, state Governor Americo Villarreal said. The death toll rose to 11 later on Monday after another young woman died, a local media report said, citing the state health minister.
The governor added that 23 people remained hospitalized, with two in serious conditions.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador offered his condolences to the families of the victims during his regular morning press conference.
Rescue workers were attempting to recover the body of a woman from the rubble, but the death toll was not expected to rise as all of the missing had been accounted for, he added.
Source(s): AFP
