What was a moment of celebration, ended in tragedy, after a suspension bridge in the municipality of Santos Reyes Nopala, Oaxaca, in Mexico, will collapse, causing at least 23 injured.
According to official data, the majority of The injured are minors and adults, members of several families, who crossed the suspension bridge to an inn.
Images from local media show that users of this communication route were to the celebration with food and drinks in hand, taking the inhabitants by surprise.
This is how the suspension bridge that collapsed late Saturday night was in the place of Cañada de Guadalupe Temaxcaltepec, Santos Reyes Nopala, in the Chatina area of #Oaxaca, and that at the moment has left as a balance 23 injured persons, 11 of them minors. pic.twitter.com/GyPAw4cL05
– Ultimatum Newspaper (@UltimatumMx) December
“The Regional Delegate for Civil Protection on the Coast, Esteban Vásquez, reported that the injured were treated and some others are receiving medical attention in different hospitals in the area, both in the municipality of Nopala and in Puerto Escondido ”, indicated the authorities.
The municipal president, Bulmaro Sánchez Vázquez, authorized a shelter for families next to the municipal hospital, as well as in hotels in the area.
Initially, local media had reported the presence of about 50 people affected by this accident, however, after the search for the injured, authorities reduced the number of victims.
Faced with the collapse, Investigations began to determine the cause of the accident. Preliminarily, it is believed that the weight on the suspension bridge caused it to expire, so, some People fell into a stream and others fell into a rocky area.
It should be noted that the bridge received maintenance last August, which consisted of the total restoration of the laminate floor, which according to Santos Reyes Nopala Town Hall 2020 – 2022 due to constant use and over the years it already presented various faults.
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