Mexico City World Cup Celebrations Kill 3 After 2-0 Ecuador Win
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 1
Mexico City World Cup Celebrations Kill 3 After 2-0 Ecuador Win
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 1
Summary
Three people — a 44-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 48-year-old woman — died from suffocation after huge crowds packed streets around the Angel of Independence.
Thousands of fans flooded Paseo de la Reforma after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in the last 32, with emergency teams treating three unconscious people at different nearby locations.
The capital had closed its emblematic boulevard and surrounding streets for the celebrations, but social media images later showed paramedics attending distressed people lying on nearby roads.
Mayor Clara Brugada offered condolences and urged fans to celebrate responsibly after Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory and advanced to the last 16.