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Workers continue to remove debris and clear the area where an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens. IMAGES
Train carriages are seen hanging from a collapsed elevated metro line in Mexico City, with the ends pointing towards the ground in a V-shape. At least 23 people were killed and and dozens injured in the disaster. IMAGES
Thousands of Mexican women march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Hundreds of people march down Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, demanding justice and equality for Indigenous peoples, on the anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas. IMAGES
Pro-abortion rights activists demonstrate to demand the legalisation of abortion on the Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion in Mexico City. Eight of Mexico's 32 states have decriminalised abortion, but in September 2021 the Supreme Court declared several state laws banning abortion unconstitutional, effectively allowing it throughout the country. IMAGES
Mexico City, Sep 7 (EFE).- The accident of Mexico City's Metro Line 12, which left 26 dead in May, was due to structural flaws, mainly because of the missing bolts in the area where the overpass collapsed, according to the expert report of the Norwegian firm DNV presented on Tuesday. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE VELA).SHOT LIST: EXPERTS PRESENT REPORT ON CAUSE OF MEXICO CITY METRO COLLAPSE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITES: THE SECRETARY OF WORKS AND SERVICES OF MEXICO CITY, JESUS ANTONIO ESTEVA MEDINA (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: The results of the analyzes indicated that the collapse occurred as a result of the buckling of the North and South Beams due to the lack of functional bolts in a significant length.