At slightest 49 killed in absolute Mexico quake: authorities
People mislay waste of a collapsed building to demeanour for probable victims after a upheaval rattled Mexico City. PHOTO: AFP
MEXICO CITY: At slightest 49 people were killed when a powerful, 7.1-magnitude upheaval strike Mexico on Tuesday, authorities said.
The count was an initial toll, given as puncture crews and hundreds of volunteers were digging by a waste of collapsed buildings looking for survivors and bodies.
The upheaval strike usually hours after many people participated in trembler drills around a republic on a anniversary of a harmful upheaval that killed thousands in Mexico City in 1985.
Strong 6.6-magnitude upheaval hits northwest Mexico: USGS
The 7.1 upheaval strike 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Atencingo in a executive state of Puebla during a abyss of 32 miles (51 km), a US Geological Survey said.
Luis Felipe Puente, a conduct of Mexico’s polite insurance agency, pronounced on his Twitter comment that there were no evident reports of damages.
A absolute 8.1 upheaval strike Mexico progressing this month, killing
at slightest 98 people.
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