Makeshift scaffolding at a church in Ethiopia's Amhara region collapsed on Wednesday, resulting in at least 36 deaths and more than 200 injuries, according to state media. The incident occurred early in the day at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church in northern Ethiopia as worshippers gathered for an annual event celebrating St. Mary, News.Az reports citing foreign media. Images shared on a Facebook page showed collapsed wooden poles scattered across the church grounds, with crowds of people standing amid the wreckage. Other photos depicted the outside of the church, where scaffolding had been precariously set up. Officials acknowledged that health and safety regulations are virtually absent in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, where fatal construction accidents are common.