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| Dozens dead as powerful 7.1 earthquake destroys buildings in central Mexico | Dozens dead as powerful 7.1 earthquake destroys buildings in central Mexico |
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| More than 90 people have been killed after central Mexico was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that destroyed dozens of buildings. | More than 90 people have been killed after central Mexico was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that destroyed dozens of buildings. |
| Follow Mexico quake LIVE UPDATES | Follow Mexico quake LIVE UPDATES |
| The central State of Morelos saw the most fatalities, with Governor Graco Ramirez saying that 54 people have died. | |
| Officials said at least 26 people died in the state of Puebla, where the epicenter of the quake was located. | Officials said at least 26 people died in the state of Puebla, where the epicenter of the quake was located. |
| At least nine people were killed in the neighboring Edomex state, Governor Alfredo Del Mazo said, as quoted by Reuters, while Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera reported at least four people killed in the capital. | |
| Thousands of people were seen fleeing their shaking homes. | |
| Videos and pictures are being posted online from Mexico City, capturing the tremors and crowds in the streets. The moments when buildings crumbled and people ran for their lives were captured in video footage. | |
| A video posted on Twitter by shows a building going up in flames following a powerful explosion. | |
| “People are really scared right now,” said Claudia Meneses, who was at work in a clinic in a Mexico City neighborhood when the quake hit, Reuters reported. She said that as she saw a nearby building collapse, she rushed outside to help those who might have been affected. | |
| Panicked residents were forced to leave belongings behind as they escaped buildings in danger of collapse. | |
| “We got out really fast, leaving everything as it was and just left,” Rosaura Suarez, a local resident, told Reuters. | |
| Mexico City’s metro and public transport systems announced they were offering free rides to passengers on all lines. | |
| Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said he has called a meeting of the National Emergency Committee to coordinate relief efforts and assess the damage, adding that that he activated the MX Plan, a response plan designed for major emergencies. | |
| As result of the quake, some 3.8 million people have been left without power, Mexico's Federal Commission of Electricity reported on Twitter. | |
| A civil protection official told local TV that the earthquake has led to fires in buildings across the City of Mexico, with some people trapped inside. | A civil protection official told local TV that the earthquake has led to fires in buildings across the City of Mexico, with some people trapped inside. |
| Computer monitors toppled over, pictures fell off walls and other objects were shaking in the Mexican capital, witnesses said, adding that some office workers hid under their desks. | Computer monitors toppled over, pictures fell off walls and other objects were shaking in the Mexican capital, witnesses said, adding that some office workers hid under their desks. |
| The quake has caused serious damage in Mexico City, with images of collapsed facades of buildings and streets filled with debris appearing online. | The quake has caused serious damage in Mexico City, with images of collapsed facades of buildings and streets filled with debris appearing online. |
| The Tuesday’s quake hit just hours after many in the country took part in earthquake drills, held on the anniversary of the devastating 1985 quake, which killed more than 5,000 people in Mexico City. | The Tuesday’s quake hit just hours after many in the country took part in earthquake drills, held on the anniversary of the devastating 1985 quake, which killed more than 5,000 people in Mexico City. |
| Mexico City is situated on a former lakebed, a location that magnifies the effect of earthquakes even if they are located hundreds of kilometers away. | Mexico City is situated on a former lakebed, a location that magnifies the effect of earthquakes even if they are located hundreds of kilometers away. |