Roof of a church collapses in northern Mexico, and Catholic officials say 49 injured, some dead
Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing an undetermined number of people and injuring about 50 MEXICO CITY -- The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, killing an undetermined number of people, injuring around 50 and leaving approximately 30 parishioners trapped in the rubble, authorities said. Rescuers probed beneath the fallen roof into the night, and officials brought in dogs to help search for possible survivors. The Tamaulipas state police said that about 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse and that about 30 were thought to still be trapped. Civil officials gave no information on any casualties. But the Mexican Council of Bishops issued a statement early in the evening saying that “we join in prayer at the tragic loss of life and those injured,” though it did not say how many had died. Bishop José Armando Alvarez of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the ro...