During a crowded mass on Ash Wednesday, when millions of people attend services, a Catholic church balcony fell in the Philippines, killing an elderly woman and wounding 53 others, according to local disaster officials.
One of the busiest dates on the Church calendar, the day marks the beginning of Lent in Asia's Catholic outpost.
An 80-year-old woman expired from her chest injuries at a local hospital, Gina Ayson, civil defence chief of San Jose del Monte near Manila told AFP.
Church floor collapse kills 1, injures over 50 in Philippines
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