At least nine people have died, including a child, after strong winds caused a stage in northern Mexico to collapse. The incident took place in a suburb of Monterrey during an election rally for presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez.
As per Samuel Garcia, the governor of Nuevo Leon, around 63 people were injured in the incident.
Following the collapse, soldiers, police and other officials were deployed on the scene and roamed the grounds of the park to find the anyone who had been trapped due to the collapse.
Dramatic visuals of the stage collapse surfaced on social media shortly after the incident occurred.
In the video, the tent can be seen collapsing due to strong winds, also bringing down the stage lights set up for the election rally.
Watch the video here
The presidential candidate Jorge Maynez, who was on stage during the collapse, managed to escape to safety.
The state governor has urged locals and residents to stay indoors owing to the strong winds and storm like weather.
"If you can, avoid going out because there are storms and atypical winds. I will keep you informed," he wrote on X.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also sent his condolences to the victims and offered “hugs to family members, friends of the victims and political supporters”.
