SCAFFOLDINGS It was on this makeshift chapel that Pope Francis celebrated the Mass at the Tacloban airport. The roofing material and the sound boxes are attached to the scaffolding (encircled) that extends on both ends of the chapel. A scaffolding gave way to the pounding winds brought by typhoon Amang, killing volunteer Kristel Padasas in the process. AFP PHOTO
SCAFFOLDINGS It was on this makeshift chapel that Pope Francis celebrated the Mass at the Tacloban airport. The roofing material
and the sound boxes are attached to the scaffolding (encircled) that extends on both ends of the chapel. A scaffolding gave way to the pounding winds brought by typhoon Amang, killing volunteer Kristel Padasas in the process. AFP PHOTO

The contractor responsible for setting up the scaffoldings that supported the sound boxes used during the Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Tacloban City on Saturday may face sanctions if it would be proven that negligence caused the tragic accident.

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