6 dead, 50 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
CNN - 2024-05-23T04:55:54.023Z

Six people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez said he was not injured in the incident, which happened during his campaign event in the northeastern city of San Pedro Garza García. Governor of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state said at least 50 people were injured and rescue operations were ongoing to save some of the people trapped under the collapsed...

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