Collapse at church under construction in Ethiopia kills at least 25 worshippers

Worshippers stand inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam church that was under construction when it collapsed in Arerti in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia (Samuel Getachew/AP)

The scaffolding supporting a church under construction in Ethiopia’s Amhara region collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring scores of others, authorities said.

The accident happened in the morning at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam church in Amhara, northern Ethiopia, as worshippers gathered for an annual event celebrating St Mary.