Ten people were killed when the Tamaulipas church roof collapsed

 Ten people were killed when the Tamaulipas church roof collapsed

In northern Mexico, a church's roof fell, killing at least 10 people, three of whom were kids.

In Ciudad Madero's Santa Cruz church, about 100 individuals were baptized on Sunday afternoon local time when the building collapsed.

At least two of the sixty injured were critically hurt, while many more were trapped under the debris.

To try to rescue people trapped, neighborhood neighbors raced to the structure carrying shovels and pickaxes.

Since then, search and rescue crews have reached the area, and two cranes are there to clear the rubble.

According to the Tamaulipas governor, everyone who was reported missing has been located. Rescuers checked under the rubble with thermal imaging equipment to make sure nobody was still there.

Although the cause of the collapse is not yet known, the mayor of Ciudad Madero stated that "structural failures" were most likely to blame.

The priest who was officiating the baptisms when the building collapsed, ngel Vargas, declared that a day of celebration had become a tragedy.

"They came looking for eternity, but instead found heaven for the young ones. I desire the family to live in harmony. All of this is incomprehensible.

The breakdown occurred at a crucial point of the ceremony, according to local journalist Franc Contreras on the BBC World ceremony's Newsday program.

People were waiting in line to receive communion, which is naturally the culmination of a Catholic Mass, when the roof collapsed, covering them with brick, concrete, and of course steel support structures, the man claimed.

Red Cross authorities said that the church's pews were under the roof when it collapsed, giving everyone trapped within a chance to escape in air pockets. He continued.

On social media, one of the survivors spoke about her experience.

According to Josefina Ramrez, the roof collapsed while she was witnessing her godchild's baptism.

"Thank God I'm still here [...]" I didn't know how we got out, and I was afraid I wouldn't see my lovely family again," she wrote.

One of the stranded individuals reportedly managed to send a WhatsApp message, which assisted rescuers in locating him, according to local media.

According to the Mexican newspaper Milenio, those who perished included a toddler and a couple with their eight-year-old kid.

The church's location in the diocese of Tampico was mentioned by the bishop as something he was praying for.