A large tent collapses during an outdoor church service in Moneta, Virginia, leaving one person dead and 22 others injured, according to multiple news reports citing local officials. The incident happens Friday evening at EastLake Community Church during the church’s 20th anniversary celebration. Officials say severe weather—described as damaging winds, heavy rain, and lightning—moves through the area and contributes to the collapse as the group is leaving or in the process of exiting the event tent. Emergency responders transport injured people to hospitals, and the number of people taken for treatment is reported as at least several dozen, with reports varying on how many were transported versus injured overall. Local officials, including a Bedford County spokesperson and fire and rescue personnel, provide the casualty totals and link the collapse to storm conditions. No reports in the provided coverage identify the deceased or specify the injuries of those hurt. Authorities continue to respond and assess the scene after the collapse.
One killed and 22 injured after tent collapse during outdoor Virginia church service
A large tent collapses during an outdoor church service in Moneta, Virginia, leaving one person dead and 22 others injured, according to multiple news reports citing local officials. The incident happ...
- A tent collapses during an outdoor service at EastLake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia.
- The collapse occurs Friday evening during the church’s 20th anniversary celebration.
- One person dies and 22 people are injured, according to officials cited by multiple outlets.
- Strong winds, heavy rain, and lightning are reported as contributing storm conditions.
- Emergency responders respond and transport injured people to hospitals.
Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, about 124 miles south-west of RichmondA large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said.Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small community about 124 miles (200km) south-west of Richmond, as the EastLake community church was holding an outdoor service, Shelley Basinger, a spokesperson for Bedford county, said in a statement. The group was in the process of leaving the event tent when it collapsed, according to Abbey Johnston, acting chief of Bedford county fire and rescue. Continue reading...
7 hours agoOne person is dead and 22 others injured after a large tent collapsed during an outdoor church service Friday in a weather-related accident. The post VIDEO: Church Tent Collapse in Rural Virginia Kills One Worshipper, Injures 22 Others appeared first on Breitbart.
14 hours agoDamaging winds caused the tent to collapse during a service at EastLake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia.
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