Seven killed sheltering from the rain as roof collapses at school in Thailand

Seven people, including four children, died when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity centre to collapse in Thailand, officials said on Tuesday.

The latest victim was a six-year-old boy who died on Monday after the collapse at the Wat Nern Por primary school, according to the public relations office in Phichit province, 185 miles north of Bangkok.

Thailand School Tragedy
Thai rescue workers at the scene (Phichit Province’s Public Relations Department/AP)

Patcharin Siri, of the provincial public relations department, said four boys, two parents and one member of the school’s cleaning staff died.

The meteorological department issued a warning for heavy rain in northern Thailand this week. Monday was also the official start of the rainy season.

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