South Africa church collapses during Easter service, killing at least 13, injuring 16: report
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A church in South Africa collapsed Thursday, killing at least 13 people. (IPSS Medical Rescue)
At least 13 people were killed Thursday evening after a church collapsed in South Africa, according to local media.
The collapse at the Pentecostal church in Dlangubo occurred during an Easter season service, South Africa's News24 reported.
Robert McKenzie, a KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesman, told the outlet that heavy rainfall may have been to blame. He said sixteen people were also injured.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Disaster management officials were dispatched to the site of the collapse. An investigation is underway.
Dlangubo is located near the country's eastern shore, about a 3-hour drive south of Swaziland.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.