{"id":2250957,"date":"2024-05-23T05:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-people-killed-during-tragic-accident-at-a-political-rally-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T05:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:35:06","slug":"nine-people-killed-during-tragic-accident-at-a-political-rally-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-people-killed-during-tragic-accident-at-a-political-rally-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine individuals tragically lost their lives in a political rally accident in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnine-people-killed-during-tragic-accident-at-a-political-rally-in-mexico%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250957&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The tragic incident in Mexico\u200c involved\u200b a stage collapsing during a political rally for presidential candidate Jorge\u200c \u00c1lvarez M\u00e1ynez in San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda, Nuevo Le\u00f3n. Nine fatalities, including a child, and over 80 injuries were reported. The event was marked by chaos, with videos circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-stronghold-elects-republican-mayor-for-first-time-since-the-1800s\/\" title=\"Democratic Stronghold Elects Republican Mayor for First Time Since the 1800s\">social media capturing<\/a> the terrifying moment of the collapse. M\u00e1ynez\u200d narrowly escaped harm during the \u200cchaos.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tragedy struck in Mexico on Wednesday night as strong winds toppled a stage during a political rally in San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, a state in the northeast part of the country. <\/p>\n<p>The rally was for Mexican presidential candidate Jorge \u00c1lvarez M\u00e1ynez. Nine people, including a child, were killed, and at least 80 others were injured in the accident, according to a statement from Nuevo Le\u00f3n Governor Samuel Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-massive-50-vehicle-pileup-crash-in-pa-at-least-3-dead-dozens-injured\/\" title=\"WATCH: Massive 50+ Vehicle Pileup Crash in PA; at Least 3 Dead, Dozens Injured\">people reported trapped<\/a> and injured,\u201d Miguel Trevi\u00f1o, the mayor of San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda, said. \u201cMy prayers are with the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"High wind topples a stage at a campaign rally in Mexico, killing at least 9\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qnNss1hyxc8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Video of the incident spread on social media, showing the stage collapsing and people screaming and running away in fear. Other videos showed people climbing out from being trapped underneath metal poles and beams that collapsed on them during the incident.  <\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1ynez can be seen pumping up the crowd during the rally when one of the metal structures begins to sway and eventually collapses to where he is standing. He is seen running away to avoid injury as the stage topples. <\/p>\n<p>Later, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-asked-but-bill-de-blasio-is-now-running-for-congress\/\" title=\"No One Asked, but Bill de Blasio Is Now Running for Congress\">presidential candidate told<\/a> several news outlets that he briefly visited a hospital after the accident but suffered no injuries. Dozens of people were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/may\/23\/mexican-campaign-rally-jorge-alvarez-maynez-stage-collapse-accident-death-toll\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly treated for injuries<\/a>. Multiple officials claimed people were trapped in the wreckage after the accident, and emergency personnel were working to rescue them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am fine and in communication with state authorities to follow up on what happened,\u201d M\u00e1ynez said.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, he announced that he had suspended future campaign activities at the moment and was focusing on the survivors and injured victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only important thing right now is to care for the victims of the accident,\u201d M\u00e1ynez said.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred during the peak of Mexico\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-wax-any-inflation-control-will-be-transitory-as-long-as-inflationists-are-in-control\/\" title=\"Gavin Wax: Any Inflation Control Will Be Transitory As Long As Inflationists Are in Control\">political campaign season<\/a>, <em>CBS News<\/em> reported. Mexico\u2019s election is scheduled for June 2, and in addition to the presidential election, candidates throughout the country are vying for office at the municipal and state levels. <\/p>\n<p>Many events were scheduled throughout the country over the next several weeks before the election, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1ynez, the soon-to-be 39-year-old politician, previously served as a deputy of the Congress of the Union and as a state deputy in the Congress of Zacatecas. He is considered a long shot to win the election and is polling in third place among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-anatomy-of-a-stolen-election-the-fraud-cannot-stand\/\" title=\"The Anatomy of a Stolen Election \u2013 The Fraud Cannot Stand\">presidential candidates<\/a>. After the accident during his rally, however, his only concern was the health and safety of the victims, not his political chances. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to have solidarity, there is nothing that can repair an accident, a damage of this nature,\u201d M\u00e1ynez said. \u201cPeople will not be alone in this tragedy and through the consequences that this tragedy will have in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador spoke on the matter and said he was sending hugs to \u201cfamily members, friends of the victims and political supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tragic incident unfolded in Mexico when strong winds caused a stage to collapse during a political rally for presidential candidate Jorge \u00c1lvarez M\u00e1ynez in San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda, Nuevo Le\u00f3n. The catastrophe resulted in the loss of nine lives, including a child, and left over 80 individuals injured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2250958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-23-at-5.08.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x732.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-23-at-5.08.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x732.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2250958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}