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At least 5 killed in Mexico after stage collapse at campaign event

CGTN

 , Updated 12:27, 23-May-2024

At least five people died and about 50 others were injured on Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon after a structure collapsed at a campaign event for the Citizens' Movement party, the local governor said.

The party's presidential candidate, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, said on social media that a gust of wind caused the stage to collapse at the event in the city of San Pedro Garza Garcia, a wealthy enclave near the industrial hub of Monterrey.

Alvarez said he was "OK" after being taken to a local hospital, but that members of his team were hurt and he was traveling back to the site of the accident.

Source(s): Reuters
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