At least 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse, with dozens of children waiting to be baptised, | ITV National News
At least 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse, with dozens of children waiting to be baptised, as ITVX reports
Rescuers crawled under the roof slabs and wreckage, while officials brought in dogs to help search for possible survivors and other victims.Three of the people killed in the collapse were children, confirmed police. The state security spokesman's office said late on Sunday that nine people had been confirmed dead from the collapse, which it described as likely being caused by “a structural failure.”
“From underneath the rubble, thanks to Divine Providence and the work of the rescue teams, people have been pulled out alive!” Alvarez's diocese wrote in a statement posted on it social media accounts. “Let's keep praying!” Security camera footage from about a block away showed the unusual, gabled roof simply collapsed downward. Walls did not appear to have been blown outward, nor was there any indication of an explosion, or anything other than simple structural failure.
It also showed initial efforts to lift off parts of the collapsed roof closer to the ground, in the center of the church, with a crane.
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