Terrifying moment supermarket ceiling COLLAPSES during hail storm in Mexico City, injuring one person
- A hail storm left Mexico City in chaos Sunday, knocking down trees, flooding streets and causing the collapse of a supermarket’s ceiling
- The storm affected 10 boroughs of the Mexican capital as a yellow alert was issued by the mayor
- A shopper was inside the Soriana supermarket and recorded several rows of the zinc roof came crashing down before running out for safety
- A person was struck by the falling roof panel, suffering a broken clavicle
This is the shocking a moment the ceiling of a supermarket collapse as Mexico City was slammed by a massive hail storm Sunday.
The unexpected storm left the streets in the center and western region of the Mexican capital covered in ice.
Authorities declared a yellow alert for 10 Mexico City boroughs that registered half a foot of rain.
Authorities said one person was injured – suffering a fractured clavicle – as a result of the roof collapse.
Still image from a video filmed by a shopper shows part of the zinc ceiling that collapsed as a result of Sunday’s hailstorm that slammed Mexico City on Sunday. At least one person was injured at the supermarket
Mexico City was brought to a standstill Sunday after it was hit by a hail storm. A yellow alert was issued for 10 boroughs
Residents in Mexico City were caught by surprise Sunday when the Mexican capital got hit by an unexpected hail storm
At least 200 residents were evacuated from their homes by rescue workers.
A shopper was visiting the Soriana supermarket when a section of the roof slowly started to collapse.
The man pointed to an area of the celling where water was leaking through, but ran for safety with another person as the roof started to collapse.
In a separate video, an individual is told by a coworker that two people were trapped underneath the rubble of the 114 feet by 65 feet panel that broke apart.
A Mexico City street is blanketed by layers of ice following Sunday’s hail storm
Still image from the Mexico City supermarket where the zinc roof collapsed during a hail storm Sunday. Authorities said one person was injured as a result of the accident, suffering a broken clavicle
Mexico City residents attempted to play down the storm that also knocked down the roof of an auto repair shop.
‘The tsunami alert was not activated,’ one user on Twitter quipped after sharing footage of ice-covered flood waters dragging a bus down his street.
“It’s not snow, it’s not a river, it’s just any street flooded by the #hail that just fell,” another person tweeted.
“I want a relationship like that,” someone else wrote on Twitter while sharing a video of a man and a woman throwing ice balls at each other.
A girl plays with hailstones during a hailstorm in Mexico City, Mexico, on Sunday
Residents walk through ice in Mexico City on Sunday night after the Mexican capital was hit by a hail storm
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