Falling tree kills 12 at Portugal religious festival

Firefighters work at the area affected by a tree fell that killed several people in Funchal on Aug 15, 2017. -AFP

LISBON: Twelve people were crushed to death and around 50 injured Tuesday when a 200-year-old oak tree fell on them at a religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

Seven of those hurt were seriously injured, regional health chief Pedro Ramos told a press conference. The injured include a French citizen, a German and a Hungarian.