A stage at a political event in Mexico collapsed: Killed and injured
A stage at a political event in Mexico collapsed after strong gusts of wind affected the structure.
The incident with the stage at a political event in Mexico occurred in the evening hours of Wednesday, May 22.
At least nine people died and dozens were injured after a gust of wind caused the stage to collapse during a political rally in Mexico.
The events took place during a campaign event of presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Máynez in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Images of the stage accident at a political event in Mexico have gone around the world, and it can be seen how the wind hit the huge screen that when falling caused the untimely fall of the installation.
Regarding the incident with the stage at a political event in Mexico, the governor of Nuevo Leon, Samuel Garcia, confirmed at 4:42 a.m. on Thursday that at the moment 9 people are dead and 70 injured.
A stage at a political event in Mexico collapsed
The event, which occurred at an event of candidates of Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, has generated dozens of comments from the political world.
Through his X account, the state governor wrote: “Update: 70 hospitalized, 9 deaths and 11 patients were discharged. We continue relating patients with relatives, my cell phone 8116620611″.
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During the early hours of this May 23, the governor had said that of those hospitalized at least three people were undergoing emergency surgeries and their health condition was delicate.
After the stage accident at a political event in Mexico, candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez confirmed that he was fine and in communication with state authorities to follow up on what happened.
“The only important thing right now is to attend to the victims,” he wrote on his X account.
On the other hand, he added that the injured members of his team were being treated at a hospital and that he would head back to the scene to accompany the victims.
Álvarez Máynez was at the scene of the accident, and is third in the voting intention for the presidential elections to be held on June 2, he managed to get to safety together with his companions after running fast.
Álvarez Máynez was at the scene of the accident, and is third in the voting intention for the presidential elections to be held on June 2, he managed to get to safety along with his companions after running swiftly.
The other candidates for the Mexican presidency expressed their condolences for the incident and regretted what happened during the campaign event.
Civil Protection has already finished the rescue work in the area of the accident, while the injured are still being treated in multiple hospitals in Nuevo Leon.
Through his verified account on the social network X, formerly Twitter, the President of Mexico regretted the accident.
“I regret the accident in San Pedro Garza García, caused by a strong wind during the event attended by Jorge Álvarez Máynez, presidential candidate for Movimiento Ciudadano and other militants, leaders and candidates of that party. According to Samuel Garcia, Governor of Nuevo Leon, who is at the scene, four people are reported dead and 15 injured. I embrace the families, friends of the victims and sympathizers of this organization. We are attentive,” the president wrote through his verified account @lopezobrador_.
Finally, the presidential candidate announced the cancellation of his visit to Tlaxcala and Hidalgo scheduled for May 23 and said he would continue in Nuevo León.
