At least seven people have been killed in northeastern Mexico after the roof of a church came crashing down during a service, local officials said.
"Seven people are confirmed dead and ten injured people have been rescued" in the coastal town of Ciudad Madero, a spokesperson for the Tamaulipas state government said in a statement, adding that more people remained trapped and that rescue efforts were underway.
Local media reported that at least 20 people were still missing under the rubble of the Santa Cruz local parish and that a baptism was being celebrated when the ceiling collapsed.Images broadcast on Milenio Television showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the collapsed structure with poles while others made their way through the wreckage in search of survivors.
A video reportedly from a nearby security camera appears to show the moment of collapse, as the church building disappears into a cloud of dust.