China: 11 die as roof collapses on girl's volleyball team

CHINA, July 24: Eleven people have died after the roof of a school gymnasium in north-east China collapsed while it was being used by a girls' volleyball team, state media reports. Only eight of the 19 people who were inside the gym in the industrial province of Heilongjiang survived.

Many of the victims are children, eyewitnesses tell local media, although this is yet to be officially confirmed. Anguished parents have thronged a nearby hospital seeking updates.