South Africa: a church collapses on the faithful in full rite of Easter – 19/04/2019

At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured the collapse of a Pentecostal church to the east of South Africa, where a night service was held, emergency services reported on Friday.

The collapse was caused by the violent rains who fell on the area on Thursday night. At least 29 people were injured and they were taken to the hospital. Some of them very serious, according to the Sky News channel.

The disaster has occurred in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, in the region of Empangeni, where severe flooding has occurred.

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The collapse happened when a whole brick wall is crumbled on the faithful, many of whom slept in the temple.

The photos uploaded on social networks show a complete side of the collapsed building.

The wall of the church Pentecostal Church of Holiness he collapsed at the beginning of what was supposed to be a service commemorating the rite of Easter throughout the weekend.

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the church last year and some of the parishioners then asked for his support for build a new church, highlights this Friday the BBC.

The Minister of Labor, Mildred Oliphant, is a church member and planned to attend the service on Good Friday.

Oliphant arrived at the scene and said, "Even in this difficult time, we must always trust God."

A local official, Lennox Mabaso, told the SABC news agency that the church was "a solid structure".

"It's an act of nature, it's an act of God, not even the president could have avoided this situation," he said.

Source: ANSA and EFE