{"id":52954,"date":"2025-10-01T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/at-least-25-killed-as-a-church-under-construction-collapses-on-worshippers-in-ethiopia\/01\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:57:47","slug":"at-least-25-killed-as-a-church-under-construction-collapses-on-worshippers-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/at-least-25-killed-as-a-church-under-construction-collapses-on-worshippers-in-ethiopia\/01\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 25 killed as a church under construction collapses on worshippers in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) \u2014 At least 25 people were killed when a church under construction collapsed on Wednesday in Ethiopia&#8217;s Amhara region, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident happened early on Wednesday at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church in Amhara, northern Ethiopia, as worshippers gathered for an annual event celebrating St. Mary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seyoum Altaye, a clinician with a local hospital, said the victims include some children and elderly people. \u201cSo far we have confirmed 25 dead and over a hundred injured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; 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