At least 36 dead and more than 200 injured on Wednesday, the collapse of a makeshift wooden scaffolding built at the completed church in Arerti, located in the Ethiopian region of Amhara, required the collapse of Approximately 70 kilometers east of the capital Addis Abeba. At that time, believers gathered on the spot as there is a Marian holiday in Ethiopia on Wednesday, TASR informs, referring to AFP and AP.
- The incident happened during the Marian holiday in Ethiopia.
- The government has expressed his condolences and calls for improving security.
- Similar misfortunes are common in Ethiopia because of the lack of regulations.
- The temporary scaffolding of the church in Amhara collapsed.
- More than 200 people are injured, mostly children and older people.
According to local authorities, the incident occurred around 07.45. A doctor from a local hospital, according to AP, stated that Among the victims are mainly children and older people.
Local representative for public television ETV said that Several people remained under the ruins. However, he did not give further details. He added that Some seriously injured were taken to hospitals in the capital.
The Ethiopian government issued a statement in which it expressed his condolences to the survivors of the victims and noted that “To pay attention to the safety of people on all construction sites”. In Ethiopia, the second most populous country of Africa, there are practically no regulations on work safety at work similar misfortunes are common there, AFP said.
