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The historic St Lawrence church at Sinquerim in Candolim village was struck by lightning during Saturday’s thunderstorm.
The lightning strike mainly damaged one of the two steeples of the church. Also, there was some damage done to the roof surrounding it.
A member of the parish council, Lourence Silveira informed that the incident happened at around 10 pm.
“Part of the steeple collapsed on the roof of the church damaging the tiles and the wooden rafters. Electric equipment inside the church was also damaged,” Silveira said. The Portuguese-era church was built in the sixteenth century.
