KATMANDU,
Nepal — Police in Nepal say a church has collapsed in the eastern
part of the country, killing at least 24 people and injuring an
additional 62.
Police
official Arjun Khadka says several people were gathered in the eastern
town of Dharan for a Christian conference and most of them were
sleeping in the building when it collapsed early Wednesday.
The area is about 240 miles southeast of the capital, Katmandu.
Among those killed were 17 women and four children.