Mexico - Church roof collapses during Mass, 10 killed - Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, 1 Oct 2023

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10 people are dead after Mexico church roof collapses. No more people believed buried in rubble

Authorities in northern Mexico say the collapse of a church roof has killed at least 10 people and injured about 60.

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The collapse occurred Sunday at the Santa Cruz church in the Gulf coast city of Ciudad Madero, next to the port city of Tampico, just as a mass baptism was being held.

Three of the dead were children., and on the list of people who had been injured were a 4-month-old baby, three 5-year-olds and two 9-year-olds.

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Questions immediately turned to why the concrete and brick structure failed so suddenly. Security camera footage from about a block away showed the unusual, gabled roof simply collapsed downward. The walls did not appear to have been blown outward, nor was there any indication of an explosion, or anything other than simple structural failure.

The state security spokesman’s office said it appeared to be “a structural failure.” But Gov. Villarreal said no problems with the church had been reported previously.

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Mexico church collapses during Sunday mass killing several people

The Tamaulipas state police said about 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse.

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This is also far away from typical Mexican seismic activity.