SAVE THE CHILDREN Students rescued from a high school dormitory fire are transferred by medical personnel to hospitals in Guyana’s capital Georgetown on Monday, May 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO
SAVE THE CHILDREN Students rescued from a high school dormitory fire are transferred by medical personnel to hospitals in Guyana’s capital Georgetown on Monday, May 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: At least 20 people were killed and several were injured in a school dormitory fire in Guyana on Sunday, the government said in a statement, with the nation's leader calling it a "major disaster."

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