At least nine people were killed after a strong gust of wind caused a stage to collapse at an election rally in northern Mexico late Wednesday night.
Security forces stand around a stage that collapsed due to a gust of wind during an event attended ... [+]
The incident occurred on the outskirts of Monterrey in the state of Nuevo Leon during the campaign rally of presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez.
The initial reported death toll was five but Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia later confirmed on X that eight adults and one minor had been killed.
In an earlier X post, Garcia said 50 people had sustained “medium to serious” injuries and were receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.
Máynez said he was taken to a local hospital after the stage collapse but is “fine” and has returned to the incident site.
The long-shot candidate representing the progressive Citizens’ Movement Party also announced he has paused all campaign activities and plans to remain in Nuevo Leon to “monitor the situation and the victims.”
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a statement mourning the deaths and said monitoring the situation.
This is a developing story.