A baptism in the Santa Cruz Church of the tamaulipas state. The red cross said about 80 people were in the church at the time of the collapse. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the tamaulipas state. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the ruined structure with poles while others made their way through the wreckage in search of survivors. These are the latest pictures from the scene, showing the Rescue Operation continuing into the night. The operation involves teams from the state police, the National Guard and the red cross. The cause of the roof collapse isnt yet known, but a structural failure is suspected. Journalist Franc Contreras in mexico city has been telling us the latest. Rescuers have been working for hours now pulling rubble by hand, and actually they have been able to rescue one or two people alive from under the rubble there, and so there is still hope, the bishop says that the roof collapsed rig
Including the latest on the rescue effort. Also this morning from england cricketer to convicted drugs smuggler. Former england cricketer chris lewis tells us about his spiral into crime. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking to two women who only learnt to read properly when they had children. If youve struggled with literacy as an adult then wed love to hear from you. How has it affected your life . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, Hurricane Irma one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic is continuing its path of destruction through the caribbean. At least 14 people have died and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. Deaths have been reported in the us and British Virgin islands, and the island of anguilla. Barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the ful
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