Thirteen people were killed and 16 injured when part of a church collapsed on worshippers following a violent storm near the eastern South African city of Durban, officials said Friday.
The accident happened late Thursday when a brick wall under a makeshift roof collapsed during a service at a Pentecostal church, a converted hangar, in the town of Ndlangubo, north of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal province.
“The congregants were sleeping in the building after the church service ended just after 10pm,” said provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele. “There was no network so I just ran to the police station and called the police, they responded very quickly and they helped us,” Pastor P.Y. Sibiya told AFP.“Right now, I cannot believe what has happened. I still have not recovered from the shock and so are our colleagues. They are still calling me, they are still sending messages as if something is going to change.”
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Kano, Oyo, 13 others have over 10m out-of-school kids’The Federal Government (FG) has estimated that the country now has an estimate of 10,193,918 out of school children. This, it said, was due to insurgency
Read more »
RCCG Football League Competition Returns after 13 Years - THISDAYLIVEThe first edition of Redeemed Christian Church of God Lagos province 70 football league competition taking place at Abete playing field in Iwaya Yaba , Lagos, returns with 16 teams keenly competing for the medals, cash prizes and t trophy. The competition dates back to the 1990`s but went into oblivion since 2005 due to …
Read more »
MC Galaxy, Duncan Mighty for Star’s ‘Unmissable Turn up’ in Uyo April 16 - Vanguard NewsAll roads lead to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on April 16, as Star Lager Beer will be hosting another music concert shortly after the Unmissable Match in Uyo.
Read more »
13-year-old student wins Mathematics competition in Kwali – Daily TrustA 13-year-old student, Tochukwu Ndukwe, from Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Leeja, Nsukka, Enugu State, has emerged the overall winner of the Nigerian Mathematics Queen Competition for 2018. Saibu Medina from FESTAC College, Lagos, took second position while Olayiwola Adedagun, FGGC, Ketu, Osun came third at the competition.ADVERTISEMENT A total of 115 JSS female students …
Read more »
Herdsmen kill 16 in Nasarawa Community - The Nation NigeriaGunmen suspected to be Fulani militias on Sunday attacked Numa village in Andaha community of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
Read more »
Death Toll In Gombe Petrol Tanker Explosion Rises To 16Death Toll In Gombe Petrol Tanker Explosion Rises To 16.
Read more »
16 people die in Jigawa fire incidents - Daily Post NigeriaSixteen persons have lost their lives as property worth millions of Naira were destroyed in 90 different fire outbreaks within the first quarter of 2019 in
Read more »
Herdsmen kill 16 in Nasarawa during naming, 67 Taraba residents kidnapped
Read more »
Herdsmen kill 16 at naming ceremony in Nasarawa community - The Nation NigeriaGUNMEN suspected to be militias on Sunday attacked Numa village in Andaha community, Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State...
Read more »
Driver allegedly defiles 13-year-old – Daily TrustAn Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, ordered that a driver, Wale Oladeji, be remanded in Agodi Prison for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old Junior Secondary School II, student. The police charged Oladeji, 30, of No 27, Itamaya Oke – Ado, Ibadan, with defilement.ADVERTISEMENT The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, did not take …
Read more »
Gov. Al-Makura blows hot over killing of 16 persons in Akwanga - Daily Post NigeriaGovernor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has tasked security agencies to fish out perpetrators of Sunday night’s killing of 16 persons at Numa village in
Read more »