At least 10 people, including three children, have been killed and dozens more injured in Mexico after the roof of a church came crashing down during a baptism ceremony.
According to local officials, the incident occurred in the northeastern coastal town of Ciudad Madero in the Tamaulipas state on Sunday.
Americo Villarreal, governor of Tamaulipas, while speaking on the incident said unfortunately ten people are confirmed dead, stating that of those confirmed dead, five are women, two men and three children.
Villarreal added that 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 further stated that at least sixty people were treated for injuries, with twenty-three still in hospital.
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