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| First damages reported from 7.2-magnitude Mexico quake (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | First damages reported from 7.2-magnitude Mexico quake (PHOTOS, VIDEO) |
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| Pictures have started appearing on social media that show material damage caused by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Friday. The tremors were felt in the capital, hundreds of miles away from the epicenter. | Pictures have started appearing on social media that show material damage caused by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Friday. The tremors were felt in the capital, hundreds of miles away from the epicenter. |
| Images on social media, posted from the state of Oaxaca, where the quake hit near the Pacific coast, show cracked building walls with crumbled plaster, bricks and pieces of roofs scattered on the ground. Several images from inside shops show broken merchandize and spilled bottle contents littering the aisles. | Images on social media, posted from the state of Oaxaca, where the quake hit near the Pacific coast, show cracked building walls with crumbled plaster, bricks and pieces of roofs scattered on the ground. Several images from inside shops show broken merchandize and spilled bottle contents littering the aisles. |
| READ MORE: 7.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico near Pacific coast | READ MORE: 7.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico near Pacific coast |
| The ceiling of a local store has reportedly collapsed in the Oaxaca state's capital. | |
| So far, no deaths have been reported in the wake of the quake, according to the Mexican interior minister. | So far, no deaths have been reported in the wake of the quake, according to the Mexican interior minister. |
| While the interior minister said damage was contained to Oaxaca, videos posted by eyewitnesses in Mexico City appear to show thick clouds of dust filling a street, apparently caused by parts of a building's facade collapsing. | While the interior minister said damage was contained to Oaxaca, videos posted by eyewitnesses in Mexico City appear to show thick clouds of dust filling a street, apparently caused by parts of a building's facade collapsing. |
| The quake has affected the state hospital in Oaxaca, with photos showing bricks piled up on the floor, damaged computers and dangling wires. The hospital said it has been conducting a review of all its clinical and administrative buildings. |