Rwanda: Five Dead, Over 10 Injured in Burera Church Collapse

23 September 2013

At least five people were killed and 14 others injured yesterday after rainstorm destroyed a Pentecostal Church in which over 25 members of a choir were holding their routine after service practice.

The dead include a seven-year old, three females and a man, who all died on spot, according to Chief Supt Francis Gahima, the Northern Province police spokesperson. "The rain destroyed the weak walls of the building and the roof flew away. The church was still under construction.

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