No less than 4 folks have been killed and 15 extra injured after a stage collapsed at an election marketing campaign rally in northern Mexico, the nation’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has mentioned.
The incident occurred as centre-left presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez was delivering a speech within the northern metropolis of San Pedro Garza Garcia.
The collapse within the Nuevo León state was brought on by a sudden gust of wind, Mr Maynez mentioned in a put up on X.
Dramatic footage has emerged apparently exhibiting the second the lighting construction collapsed as quite a lot of folks have been on the stage.
State Governor Samuel Garcia urged native resident to remain indoors due to robust thunderstorms within the space.
Mr Maynez is the candidate of the Residents’ Motion celebration and is presently trailing in third place in nationwide polls.
In a put up to X, he mentioned that he was unhurt within the collapse, however that a number of members of his staff had been harm. He added that he was returning to the scene.
