The stage before

Aftermath

Weather statistics for the day it happened

Looks like the officials running the event ignored warnings about high winds

On Thursday, just hours after Wednesday's collapse, officials said the winds occurred with no warning and that nobody could have predicted them. “This thing yesterday took us by surprise. There wasn't even a storm forecast for the city," said Nuevo Leon state Gov. Samuel Garcia.

That was simply not true. Mexico's National Weather Service had issued a bulletin at 1:13 p.m. — more than six hours before the collapse — warning of gusts of wind up to 43 mph (70 kph) in the area that “could blow down trees and billboards.” Another bulletin at 6:28 p.m. warned of possible tornados in the area.

Jon Porter, the chief meteorologist at AccuWeather, said outside stages are vulnerable to winds of as little as 35 mph (56 kph). He said radar and other observations suggest the winds at the Monterrey venue probably reached around 50 mph (80 kph) Wednesday, noting high winds “create special safety risks to elevated stages.”

This isn't the first time Mexican officials have failed to take proper notice to weather warnings

Hurricane Otis became the strongest storm in recorded history to strike the Pacific coast of Mexico. The Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Acapulco, where its heavy rain and 265-kilometer-per-hour (kph) winds unleashed massive landslides and knocked out power lines, killing at least 2 dozen people and causing widespread devastation. Officials ignored warnings from the U.S. National Hurricane Center

Recent update on the situation

The governor of Mexico's Nuevo Leon state said at least 121 people were injured and has offered to pay for funeral and hospital costs for the victims. Among the dead is one minor, Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda said in a post on X, adding that some of the injured are stable while others are undergoing surgery.

News release

A strong gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, killing at least nine people — including a child — and injuring 63, the state's governor said.

The collapse occurred during an event attended by presidential long-shot candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez, who ran to escape. Videos of the collapse on social media showed people screaming, running away and climbing out from under metal polls.

The victims "will not be alone in this tragedy," Máynez told reporters Wednesday night, adding that he had suspended upcoming campaign events.

Afterward, soldiers, police and other officials roamed the grounds of the park where the event took place while many nearby sat stunned and haunted by the tragedy.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he "sends a hug to family members, friends of the victims and political supporters." Condolences poured in from across Mexico, including by other presidential candidates.

In a video message, Nuevo Leon Gov. Samuel Garcia, a leading member of Máynez's Citizens Movement party, asked residents to shelter in their houses for the next two hours.

Structures topple onto stage

Máynez wrote in his social media accounts that he went to a hospital after the accident in the wealthy suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia, near the city of Monterrey. He said he was in good condition.

"The only important thing at this point is to care for the victims of the accident," he wrote.

Videos of the accident showed Máynez waving his arm as the crowd chanted his name. But then he looked up to see a giant screen and metal structure toppling toward him. He ran rapidly toward the back of the stage to avoid the falling structure, which appeared to consist of relatively light framework pieces as well as what appeared to be a screen with the party's logo and theater-style lights.

Máynez has been running third in polls in the presidential race, trailing both front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena Party and opposition coalition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez. Both sent their condolences, and Sheinbaum cancelled a campaign event in nearby Monterrey the next day "in solidarity" with victims and their loved ones.

"My condolences and prayers with the families of the dead, and my wishes for a speedy recovery to all those injured," wrote Gálvez in a social media post.

The accident happened at the height of campaign season, with many events held this week and next in anticipation of the June 2 presidential, state and municipal elections.

The campaign has so far been plagued by the killings of about two dozen candidates for local offices. But it had not been marred by campaign accidents.

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A car got stuck on the level crossing in Switzerland/France apparently.

Some people from the vehicle got out but others did not according to certain sources

I've heard of indians putting their hands and feet in food while they make it but never this!

(13 May 2017) Metropolitan Electricity Authority officials and police Inspected the scene where a tree fell onto an electrical pole, toppled and crushed a motorcycle driver to death. To expedite the removal of obstructions on Chidlom Road. On the side of Central Chidlom, Lumpini Subdistrict, Pathumwan District, Bangkok, traffic can be opened as usual. While Bangkok officials Hurry in and cut the branches into small pieces. to move out of the area The deceased is Ms. Natchaphat Somjet, age 25 years

A taxi driver who witnessed the incident said he saw a tree fall in front of him and saw an electric pole fall. He tried to drive away but couldn't. The electric pole fell onto the car causing damage.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Sanit Mahathaworn, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Said that he is currently investigating whether the cause was due to negligence or not. At this time, no legal action has been filed against any person. Even though the building owner It stated that the owner of the said tree would be responsible for any damage caused.

The location of the incident was Chidlom Road. There were motorcycle taxis and cars passing by in the area. It is thought that the tree fell. It was caused by rain falling all night and making the soil soft. In addition, the tree has large branches. As a result, he fell onto an electric pole, causing an accident that resulted in his death.

https://www.matichon.co.th/local/crime/news_557856

https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/262422

"The incident occurred at the height of the New Year holidays. Thousands of tourists from all over Russia come to the Caucasus to go skiing at this time.

Apparently, one of the vacationers did not understand the routes of the track and went his own way down the mountain. The 43-year-old man drove at low speed across the slope. At the same time, another skier was coming down the main trail at high speed (about 70 km/h). He was unable to avoid a collision with the first skier.

Both skiers were carried several meters away from the impact. As the first one hit his forehead, he died instantly on the spot from a fracture of the skull base. The poor guy's head was literally blown off.

The second man, who was driving across the highway at a slower speed, survived. He is hospitalized, but there is no threat to his life. Now the case is being studied by investigators."

https://rg.ru/2023/01/06/reg-skfo/na-elbruse-iz-za-narusheniia-pravil-bezopasnosti-pogib-lyzhnik.html

https://www.topnews.ru/news_id_633513.html

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Terrible footage from St. Petersburg: a truck crushed a woman to death while backing up.

A 37-year-old driver was driving the truck. A resident of a neighboring house told us that she woke up from a woman screaming “He killed her” coming from the street.

Law enforcement agencies are currently at the scene and an investigation is underway

Not terribly graphic, but it should do. On-board footage of Wheldon's fatal crash was livestreamed on Verizon's Indycar Mobile, but any traces of that livestream are virtually impossible to find online nowadays.

Overview

Picher, Oklahoma, was once a thriving mining town. Unfortunately, its prosperity came at a terrible cost. Years of lead and zinc mining left behind a legacy of environmental contamination, forever altering the town's fate.

Setup

Picher's boom began in the early 1900s with the discovery of vast lead and zinc deposits. Mining became the lifeblood of the community, attracting residents and shaping its identity. However, the mining process left behind piles of waste rock called "chat." This chat contained high levels of lead and other heavy metals, but its dangers were not widely understood at the time.

Disaster

The true cost of Picher's prosperity became tragically clear. Lead dust from the chat contaminated the air and soil. Residents, unaware of the health risks, breathed it in and even used chat for landscaping, unknowingly exposing themselves and their families. This led to widespread lead poisoning, particularly among children, causing lasting health problems including learning disabilities. The once vibrant town became a victim of its own success, with Tar Creek, the waterway that ran through it, turning red from heavy metal pollution.

Aftermath

By the 1980s, the situation was dire. The Environmental Protection Agency designated Picher a Superfund site, acknowledging the environmental catastrophe. However, the damage was irreversible. Alarmingly high lead poisoning rates in children prompted a government buyout program, offering residents a chance to relocate. The final blow came in 2008 with a devastating tornado, further solidifying the town's decline. By 2010, Picher was practically deserted. The official closure arrived in 2015 with the passing of the last resident.

Picher serves as a stark reminder of the long-term environmental consequences of resource extraction. While the town itself is gone, the legacy of lead poisoning continues to impact the lives of those who once called it home.

Sources: Wikipedia, BBC

Please let me know if I got anything wrong or if I missed anything

How would you rate this on my disaster scale?

(1= Not bad, 5= Worst ever)

A truck driver uses sand and gravel to cover up blood traces at the site where he ran over a 16-month-old boy in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, April 22, 2020. Driver was eventually arrested.

The accident occurred in the coastal village of Quynh Phuong in Hoang Mai Town of Nghe An on Wednesday last week.

On the morning of that day, the victim's parents took their son to his grandparents' house so that someone would take care of the boy while they helped process seafood there.

Since the boy was later nowhere to be seen, his family members rushed to find him.

Upon inspecting footage from a neighbor's surveillance camera, the family found that the toddler, who was playing on a road less than three meters wide in front of their house at 9:15 am, was run over by a truck carrying construction materials.

The driver, later identified as 33-year-old local Nguyen Van V., was filmed carrying the boy's body to another site and used sand and gravel to cover up blood marks on the road.

It only took him one minute to finish hushing up what had happened and drive away.

V., who was recognized by the boy's family, was questioned about the boy's whereabouts and he denied allegations against him. At the time, he even joined the family's search for the missing toddler.

However, the family was able to follow the traces of blood left at the scene and discovered the boy's body buried in a pit at a construction site adjacent to their house.

Local police officers were present at the time of the finding and arrested the truck driver on the spot.

“My grandkid was way too young and was just learning to walk. He was such an innocent child,” Th., the grandfather of the deceased, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

Manslaughter resulting in one death is punishable by one to five years behind bars, according to the 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam.

The site where a 16-month-old toddler was run over by a truck.

In a tragic incident, a man died on Tuesday (2022), four days after he sustained burn injuries after falling

into a cauldron of boiling payasam meant for temple prasadam in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

As per reports, the man was identified as Muthukumar, and the video of him falling into the pot

is going viral after the incident. The man who fell on July 29th (Friday, 2022) was admitted to the hospital

with 65% burn injuries, but he succumbed while undergoing treatment.

The entire incident was captured on a CCTV camera. As a part of a religious event, payasam or

sweetened rice was being cooked in large vessels at Madurai's Pazhanganatham for

Muthu Mariyammam temple devotees on Friday.

The victim is seen coming to the pot and standing there. He is then seen sitting on the edge of

the boiling pot as he looks a bit dizzy and finally falls into the vessel of boiling porridge much to

the shock of onlookers. A group of men are seen trying to help Muthukumar out but they were

unable to pull him out as the vessel was too hot and finally, topple the entire vessel and he falls out

along with the gushing hot liquid from the vessel. A person is also seen falling after pushing

the vessel and might have also suffered injuried in the process.

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