A presidential candidate is standing on a stage at a baseball field in Mexico when gusts of wind suddenly cause it to collapse. Panic breaks out in the audience.
At least nine people were killed when a stage collapsed due to strong winds during an election campaign event in Mexico.
A child was among the dead, said the governor of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Samuel García, on Platform X. At least 50 people were injured.
The accident occurred on a baseball field in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García. “I regret the accident in San Pedro Garza García,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote on X.
Presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Maynez from the small center-left Movimiento Ciudadano party was on stage with a mayoral candidate and other people when the accident occurred. He remained unhurt. Videos circulated on social media showing the structure falling on the audience and panic breaking out. Presidential, parliamentary and regional elections will take place in Mexico on June 2nd.
Source: Stern
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