US EditionAt least 36 killed, over 200 injured as church under construction collapses on worshippers in Ethiopia
The scaffolding collapsed under the weight of worshippers during a St. Mary festival, killing at least 36 and injuring over 200, with rescue efforts ongoing, officials said.
- At least 36 people were killed and over 200 injured when makeshift scaffolding collapsed at a church in Arerti, Ethiopia during an annual Virgin Mary festival.
- The scaffolding made of wooden poles came crashing down on a crowd that had gathered at the church, with some people remaining trapped under the debris.
- The incident occurred around 7:45 am local time, and rescue efforts were ongoing to provide medical assistance to the injured.
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At Least 30 Dead and More Than 200 Injured After Church Scaffolding Collapses During Early Morning Worship
Thousands of worshippers were gathered at a church in Ethiopia when the incident occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 1AP Photo/Samuel Getachew Worshippers inside the church where the scaffolding collapsed in EthiopiaNEED TO KNOWAt least 30 people have died after scaffolding on a church in Ethiopia collapsed, according to reportsThe incident, which occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 1, also injured more than 200 peopleThousands of worshippers had gathered at th…
Scaffolding collapse in Ethiopian church kills at least 36
At least 36 people were killed and more than 200 injured at a religious festival in central Ethiopia when wooden scaffolding collapsed underneath them inside a partially constructed church, police and a survivor said.
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A collapse at a church under construction in Ethiopia kills at least 25 worshippers
Authorities in Ethiopia say that scaffolding supporting a church under construction in the Amhara region has collapsed, killing at least 25 people and injuring scores of others. The incident happened in the morning at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church in…
Many people were gathered in the church of the Ethiopian town of Arerti to celebrate a festival in honor of the Virgin Mary—then a scaffold collapsed, killing at least 30 worshippers.
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