Time.news – Tragedy in Mexico City: at least 20 people were killed e nearly 70 more injuries, after that a subway elevated bridge collapsed while a train was passing through. This was announced by the local Civil Protection, reporting that the accident occurred around 22 local time, near the Olivos station, on the 12 subway line south of the capital.
Mexican televisions showed images of dozens of firefighters and rescuers at work to free the train passengers among rubble, cables and crumpled pieces of metal. THE relief efforts were interrupted for the risk of further collapse and to safeguard the safety of the operators, the organization of paramedics SUUMA Volunteers then reported.
It was the mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, went to the scene of the disaster, to update the provisional toll of the accident to 20 victims and 70 injured (of whom 34 hospitalized) and to announce thelaunching an investigation on what happened.
I residents in the area, local media reported, they had alerted the authoritiesto che he strong earthquake registered in the area in September 2017 it had hit the subway structure of the Mexican capital, with visible cracks that hinted at the presence of structural risks.
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