Kathmandu, Sep 30 (Xinhua) Twenty-three people attending a prayer service were killed and 65 injured when a church building collapsed in eastern Nepal, a media report said Wednesday.
The incident took place Tuesday night in Dharan area of Sunsari district, some 220 km east of Kathmandu, state-run Nepal Television reported. At least four children are among those killed.
Police said the collapsed structure was three storeys with a tin roof. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. The injured were taken to a hospital in Dharan.
More than 1,800 people were attending a prayer service when the incident took place, the report said.
