Some people were reportedly sleeping when the wall collapsed. PHOTO | BBC
At least 13 people have died and many injured after a wall collapsed in South Africa at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church.
Emergency services said that 29 people were rushed to hospital after the collapse in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal.
A local police spokesperson linked the tragedy to heavy rainfall in the area around Empangeni on Thursday night.
Local reports said some people had been sleeping when the brick wall fell.
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