Roof Collapses at School in Thailand, Killing 7 Sheltering From Rain

Roof Collapses at School in Thailand, Killing 7 Sheltering From Rain
Thai rescue workers at the scene of a collapsed metal roof on a structure at the Wat Nern Por primary school in Phichit province in northern Thailand on May 22, 2023. Phichit Province's Public Relations Department via AP
The Associated Press
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BANGKOK—Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday.

The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy who died late Monday night in a hospital after the collapse at the Wat Nern Por primary school, according to the public relations office in Phichit province, 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Bangkok.