23 dead in bridge collapse, search is ongoing

At least 23 people were killed and subway cars in Mexico City dangerously dangled from a collapsed bridge on Tuesday, as rescuers frantically searched for survivors of the deadliest accidents in the history of one of the world’s busiest subway systems, and the bridge collapsed at a time. Late on Monday, sending subway cars. It plunges from the city’s newest and most controversial subway line towards a busy street. Rescuers brought a crane to stabilize the wreckage so they could continue the operation safely. “We don’t know if they are alive,” said City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum of potential collision victims still in subway cars. Children were among the victims, Shenbaum said, and about 70 people were injured, and 49 of them required hospitalization. Sheinbaum said a structural review of the entire line and an in-depth investigation into the cause of the tragedy would begin immediately. Above the road in the town of distracting you. The mayor said the train ran over a concrete middle bar, which could reduce losses among motorists on the road below when the support beam retracted. Rescue efforts are underway: the Mexico City metro bridge collapsed, killing at least 23 and wounding 70, and authorities say hundreds of friends and families of the dead and missing have descended on the area as police cordoned off a wide area to allow the complex rescue operation. Adrian Loa Martinez, 46, said: His half-brother and wife were driving his car. When the bridge collapsed and a beam fell on their car. He said that his sister-in-law had been rescued and sent to the hospital, but that his half-brother had been crushed and he was afraid he would die. He said, “He is there now.” She is looking for her 42-year-old husband Miguel Angel Espinosa. She said that her husband always took this train after his job at a store, but he never came home and stopped answering his phone. When she heard what had happened, she immediately feared the worst but did not get any information from the authorities. She said, “Nobody knows a thing.” The city’s subway system – Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, or STC – consists of 12 lines and nearly 200 stations providing about 1.4 billion trips annually. The first line opened in 1969, and the collapse occurred on the newest line, Line 12, which runs further into the south side of town. It extends underground through more central areas of the city and over tall concrete structures on the outskirts of the city, and Mexican Foreign Relations Minister Marcelo Ebrard was mayor from 2006 to 2012, when Line 12 was built. Allegations of poor design and construction surfaced soon after Ebrard left office. Mayor. The line had to be partially closed in 2013 in order for the tracks to be repaired. Eberard described the incident as “a terrible tragedy”. He said on Twitter: “My solidarity with the victims and their families.” Of course, the causes must be investigated and the responsibilities identified. . I am (at the disposal of) the authorities to contribute whatever is necessary. ”Contribution: Elinor Aspgreen, USA Today; The Associated Press