Collapse of historical church’s ceiling sparks fear of new accidents in Brazil

Collapse of historical church’s ceiling sparks fear of new accidents in Brazil Church of St Francis in Salvador, Brazil. Photo: Civil Defense of Salvador.

Since the ceiling of a historical church in Salvador, Bahia state, fell and killed a tourist on February 5, government agencies have already shut down 12 churches in the city under risk of collapsing. Definite solutions for the crisis of conservation of ancient churches in the city, however, are not visible yet. The incident at…

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