11 killed when tree falls on Portugal religious festival

At least 11 people have been killed when a 200-year-old oak tree fell and crushed them at a religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira, local media reports.

The public RTP television channel says at least 35 people were injured when the tree toppled into a crowd outside a church on the island’s southern coast.

— AFP

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