Three people die in mass fans celebrations in Mexico City after World Cup victory

Three people died ⁠from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital’s health secretariat ⁠said in the early ⁠hours ​of Wednesday.The deaths occurred near the Angel of Independence landmark, where thousands of fans had gathered to ⁠celebrate Mexico’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the last 32.Emergency teams tended to three unconscious people at different locations ⁠around Paseo de la Reforma, authorities said. The capital’s most emblematic boulevard ​and the streets around it had ‌been closed to traffic ‌and set up for the celebrations.“After receiving advanced resuscitation efforts, the ‌deaths of a 44-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman from suffocation have been confirmed,” the health authority initially said on social media.The third fatality was a 48-year-old woman who was treated on a nearby street after suffering asphyxiation and died after being taken to hospital, the ‌secretariat added in a later post.Clara Brugada, the mayor of Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">Mexico City, expressed her condolences to the families of the victims on X and ​urged everyone to “always celebrate with responsibility, care, and empathy”.Mexicans took to the streets to celebrate after the national team ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory at the capital’s Estadio Azteca, with the ⁠win against Ecuador sending the co-hosts into the last 16.The fans’ ​euphoria, amid cheering ​and chants, contrasted with images ​shared on social media of emergency responders and paramedics ​tending to distressed ‌people lying on ​the ground in ​nearby streets.With more than 20 million residents, Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">Mexico City’s metropolitan area is one of the most populous on the planet and is accustomed to large celebrations and huge crowds of people.