Nine people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting candidates for upcoming local elections in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.
According to district prosecutors, the attacks took place in the towns of Villa Corzo and Mabastipec, injuring one candidate.
The Chiapas region is suffering from the effects of organized crime and has seen an uptick in attacks against electoral participants in recent days.
Another attack last week in the town of Concordia, near Villa Corzo, killed six people, including mayoral candidate Lucero Lopez Maza, after a campaign rally.
Local elections will be held in southern Mexico on( June) 2, 2024, and will be accompanied by presidential elections at the national, House of Representatives and Senate.
Mexico’s elections are challenged by organized crime gangs as candidates are pressured and threatened by them, and since last September, at least 28 candidates have been assassinated in Mexico.
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According to district prosecutors, the attacks took place in the towns of Villa Corzo and Mabastipec, injuring one candidate.
The Chiapas region is suffering from the effects of organized crime and has seen an uptick in attacks against electoral participants in recent days.
Another attack last week in the town of Concordia, near Villa Corzo, killed six people, including mayoral candidate Lucero Lopez Maza, after a campaign rally.
Local elections will be held in southern Mexico on( June) 2, 2024, and will be accompanied by presidential elections at the national, House of Representatives and Senate.
Mexico’s elections are challenged by organized crime gangs as candidates are pressured and threatened by them, and since last September, at least 28 candidates have been assassinated in Mexico.
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A stage platform collapsed in Mexico during an election event in the north of the country, leaving at least 9 dead and 63 others injured.
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Samuel Garcia, governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, said that nine people were killed, including a child, and 63 others were injured when a platform collapsed during an election event for the Citizens Movement party, on Wednesday night.
The collapse of the theater was attributed to strong winds that struck the area during a rally for Mexican presidential election candidate Jorge Alvarez Mainz.
Hours after the accident, Maines posted a tweet on the “X” platform, in which he announced that “he was fine and unharmed” at his electoral rally in the city of San Pedro Garcia.
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Samuel Garcia, governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, said that nine people were killed, including a child, and 63 others were injured when a platform collapsed during an election event for the Citizens Movement party, on Wednesday night.
The collapse of the theater was attributed to strong winds that struck the area during a rally for Mexican presidential election candidate Jorge Alvarez Mainz.
Hours after the accident, Maines posted a tweet on the “X” platform, in which he announced that “he was fine and unharmed” at his electoral rally in the city of San Pedro Garcia.
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Lake Bustillos in northern Mexico has been subjected to a severe drop in water levels, leading to the death of thousands of fish, amid a severe drought sweeping the country.
Local authorities announced that the water level in Lake Bustillos had fallen to less than 50% of the normal level, which led to an increase in the concentration of pollutants and their danger to the species of fish and marine animals that live in the lake.
In a press statement, Irma de la Peña Meraz, head of Cuauhtémoc’s Department of Environment, said: “As the water level decreases, pollutants become more concentrated, which affects the species that live in the lake.”
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Local authorities announced that the water level in Lake Bustillos had fallen to less than 50% of the normal level, which led to an increase in the concentration of pollutants and their danger to the species of fish and marine animals that live in the lake.
In a press statement, Irma de la Peña Meraz, head of Cuauhtémoc’s Department of Environment, said: “As the water level decreases, pollutants become more concentrated, which affects the species that live in the lake.”
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