20 Guyanese Girls Die in the Mahdia School Dormitory Fire

On Sunday night, a #fire killed 20 female students at a high school residence in Mahdia, 161 kilometers southwest of #Georgetown, the capital of #Guyana.

"This is horrendous. We still do not know exactly what caused the fire, although that is not a priority right now. Our priority now is the children and that we provide them with the greatest possible help," Guyana President Irfaan Ali said.

"We have lost many beautiful souls in that fire. The death toll currently stands at 20, while other people have been injured," Guyana's Department of Public Information said, commenting that the fire started after 11 p.m. local time on Sunday.

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