British couple killed when roof falls in
A British couple died this afternoon after a house collapsed on them in the town of Rubite near Motril in Granada.
Christopher and Christine M. aged 64 and 63 respectively from nearby La Mamola were visiting friends in Rubite when the roof of the dining room fell in. The owners of the house, another British couple, were in the kitchen at the time, making coffee for their guests and escaped without serious injuries.
The owner of the house was taken to hospital with several minor fractures and her husband had to be treated for shock.
The emergency services received a call from the owners of the house and sent police, fire fighters and ambulances to the scene, but they were unable to do anything but recover the bodies of the British couple from under the rubble. Attempts to revive them failed.
Officers from the Guardia Civil are now investigating the causes of the collapse. There have been suggestions that the torrential rain that has been falling in the area for the past few days could be to blame.
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