A live television broadcast ended dramatically this Friday October 2 in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexicowhen a reporter and her cameraman were hit by an out-of-control vehicle while reporting on the damage caused by heavy rains.
The incident occurred on Morones Prieto Avenue, one of the busiest arterial roads in the region, near the Nuevo Repueblo neighborhood. The journalist Soul of the Rose Flowers and the cameraman Christ Moralesfrom Gamavisión, documented a landslide that caused a tree to fall and a previous traffic accident involving a motorcyclist.
While the reporter described the situation on air in dialogue with the presenter Mario Gameza Jeep truck skidded on the wet pavement, lost grip and ran over the television crew.
Both professionals were transferred to a hospital for medical evaluation. Although possible fractures were initially reported in the photographer, subsequent evaluations ruled out bone injuries in both communicators, reporting them in stable condition.
“I have been a reporter for 35 years. I had not seen the images, but I imagined them. Grateful to God, to life and to all the people who cared about us. We are better now”Flores declared from the hospital after the emergency.
The accident occurred in the middle of a day marked by deteriorating weather conditions. The advance of the Cold Front 1 caused constant rainfall since the night of Thursday, October 1, accumulating incidents due to flooding, flooding and landslides in several municipalities, including Monterrey, San Nicolás, Linares, Escobedo, Apodaca, Santiago, Guadalupe and Juárez.
Due to the level of impact, the educational authorities ordered the temporary suspension of in-person classes.
For its part, the management of Civil Protection of Nuevo León warned that the storm systems will generate accumulated water of more than 75 millimeters between October 2 and 5 in the North, East, Citrus and Metropolitan areas. In mountainous areas, rainfall of up to 75 millimeters is estimated, accompanied by gusts of wind and electric shocks.
The authorities reiterated the call to avoid crossing water courses, fords and flooded avenues, as well as to reduce speed on the road due to the high risk of aquaplaning or skids.
