At least nine dead as stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally

Our Foreign Staff - TheTelegraph - 23/05
Child among victims as structure topples and giant screen falls on stage where presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez is standing

A stage collapsed in northern Mexico on Wednesday as strong winds gusted through a presidential candidate’s campaign rally, leaving at least nine people dead and around 50 others injured.

Images of the accident showed a crowd fleeing as the structure supporting the stage toppled over and a giant screen fell on the stage where presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez...
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