Church officials say fatalities among those caught in roof collapse

Church officials say fatalities among those caught in roof collapse
Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed (Jose Luis Tapia/El Sol de Tampico/AP)

The collapse of a roof at a church in northern Mexico has killed an unknown number of people, according to church authorities.

Tamaulipas state police said about 100 people were in the church during Mass at the time of the collapse with about 30 trapped in the rubble.

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