On May 22, an election rally in Mexico descended into tragedy after a gust of wind sent the stage careening into the crowd, killing at least nine people, including a child, authorities said. A chaotic scramble ensued as people screamed and tried to leap away from the collapsing structure while the lights and a giant screen toppled onto the area where presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez and members of his Citizens' Movement party were standing. At least 50 other people were injured in the accident, some seriously.