VIDEO | Tragedy in Mexico, a tent collapses during an electoral rally: nine dead and fifty injured
The accident occurred in San Pedro Garza during the electoral rally of presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez
ROME – The toll of the accident which occurred in northern Mexico during the electoral rally ofJorge Álvarez Máynez is nine dead and fifty injured. The tent, which hosted the presidential candidate’s stage collapsed due to the strong storms and bad weather that hit the entire region. Máynez and members of his staff managed to save themselves, while several people who were in the audience were hit by parts of the iron structure. Among the victims there is also a minor. The tragedy occurred in San Pedro Garza, which belongs to the metropolitan area of the industrial center of Monterrey.
View this post on InstagramMáynez, candidate in the elections of next 2 June, spoke about the tragedy on social media: “There was an accident. A strong wind caused a stage to collapse during the closing of the electoral campaign here in San Pedro”, explained Máynez on social media.
@alertachiapas If unfolds the scenario of the countryside of Lorenia Canavati where Álvarez Máynez meets; sadly 6 people lost their life and 54 people lost their lives #maynez #nuevoleon ♬ sonido original – Alerta Chiapas