Wind gust topples stage during campaign rally for Mexican presidential candidate, injuries reported
CBSN
A high gust of wind toppled part of the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in northern Mexico, sending a long shot Mexican presidential candidate running for safety. Injuries to other people were reported.
Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez wrote in his social media accounts that he went to a hospital after the accident at a campaign rally in the wealthy suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia, near the city of Monterrey. He said there were "victims," but did not say how many or how badly they were hurt.
Álvarez Máynez wrote that he was "well," but did not specify why he went to the hospital.
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