Tragedy in Bolivia: at least 4 dead and 17 injured after the roof collapse in a school

Municipal and population health authorities bolivian de Achacachi confirmed this Sunday the death of at least four people and 17 injured by the collapse of the shed of a school that collapsed due to the weight of the accumulated hail while a graduation was being held.

The tragedy occurred around 4:00 p.m. local time on Saturday (20:00 GMT) in the highland community Santiago de Pacharía located about 92 kilometers west of La Paz, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.

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The photographs and videos that began to circulate on social networks several hours later They showed how the metal shed that covered the indoor soccer field of the Gualberto Villarroel school was bent by the weight of the accumulated hail on the structure.

Other images showed how some police officers from that municipality first tried to remove the ice accumulated between the iron bars and the metallic haze to then get the evacuation of the wounded.

The emergency physician Achacachi Hospital César Cruz told the Unitel television network that four people arrived lifeless at that medical center and another 17 were transferred to receive medical attention for injuries of different magnitude.

Likewise, four of the injured in the accident presented a more complex picture, which is why the transfer of these patients to more specialized hospitals in El Alto and La Paz was arranged, he mentioned.

Initially, the municipal emergency services reported the death of at least five people, whose identities were not confirmed because the relatives made the decision to transport the bodies to their communities of origin.

Through a message on Facebook, the Mayor’s Office achacachi He communicated the tragedy that occurred in a school “graduation ceremony” and expressed his condolences to the affected families, although he did not provide further details about the number of deaths and deaths due to the collapse of the shed.

Source: Elcomercio

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