A stage in northern Mexico the place a presidential candidate was campaigning collapsed after a gust of wind blew by the realm on Wednesday evening, leaving at the very least 5 individuals useless and at the very least 50 others injured, a state governor stated.
The stage collapsed in a suburb of Monterrey, within the state of Nuevo León, throughout an occasion attended by the progressive candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez and different members of the Residents’ Motion get together. The collapse was brought on by robust wind, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico stated on social media.
Samuel García, the governor of Nuevo León, introduced the deaths and accidents in a information convention. He stated that he was ready for the nationwide authorities to offer extra data.
The stage, which had been erected on a baseball area within the metropolis of San Pedro Garza García, was the location of a marketing campaign occasion for the Residents’ Motion get together’s candidate for town’s mayoral election, Lorenia Canavati.
Mr. Álvarez Máynez stated on social media that he was “effective” after the collapse and that he had been speaking with the state authorities to find out what had occurred.
Mr. García stated in a video message that folks ought to take cowl from the storm.
“We’re witnessing electrical storms. Very robust winds and heavy rain is anticipated for the following two hours,” he stated. “There’s already been a tragedy.”
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Victoria Kim contributed reporting.