Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, about 124 miles south-west of Richmond<\/p>\n
A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church\u2019s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small community about 124 miles (200km) south-west of Richmond, as the EastLake community church was holding an outdoor service, Shelley Basinger, a spokesperson for Bedford county, said in a statement. The group was in the process of leaving the event tent when it collapsed, according to Abbey Johnston, acting chief of Bedford county fire and rescue.<\/p>\n
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