AT LEAST 9 DEAD, 50 INJURED AFTER STAGE COLLAPSES AT MEXICO CAMPAIGN RALLY (VIDEO)

Thu 23 May 2024:

At least nine people were killed and 50 injured when strong winds caused a stage to collapse at an event Wednesday in Nuevo Leon state in northern Mexico, authorities said.

The tragedy occurred during a rally in support of Mexican presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez, who was unharmed.

The state’s governor, Samuel Garcia said that the victims were eight adults and one child and that three of those injured required surgery.

AT LEAST 9 DEAD, 50 INJURED AFTER STAGE COLLAPSES AT MEXICO CAMPAIGN RALLY

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Garcia also urged citizens to stay indoors due to the thunderstorms and strong winds in the area.

“I have just visited Clinic 7 and I regret to report that so far the number of people who died in the accident amounts to 8 adults and 1 minor. The injured who are in this clinic are now stable,” Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia said in a post on X.

Returning to the scene of the accident after being cleared at a local hospital, Alvarez Maynez, the Citizens’ Movement party presidential candidate, said he hoped authorities would investigate what had happened, requesting transparency in the process.

“I’ve never experienced something so sudden,” said Alvarez Maynez, referring to how suddenly the wind picked up.

Alvarez Maynez, who has now suspended campaign events, is polling in third place, trailing frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena Party and opposition coalition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.

The campaign has so far been plagued by the killings of about two dozen candidates for local offices.

Members of Mexico‘s national guard and army were on the scene to provide support, interior minister Luisa Alcalde said on social media.

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