An indigenous community in northern Canada has declared a state of emergency after 11 people attempted to take their own lives in one day.
The Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario saw 28 suicide attempts in March and more than 100 since last September, Canadian media said, with one person is reported to have died.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the news "heartbreaking".
Canada's 1.4 million indigenous people have high levels of poverty.
Their life expectancy is also below the Canadian average.
Bruce Shisheesh, the chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation community, said 11 people attempted to take their own lives on Saturday, prompting him to declare a state of emergency.
The First Nations government was sending a crisis response unit to the community following the declaration on Saturday, Canadian media said.
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