20 September 2017 1 Min Read
At least 226 killed by earthquake in Mexico - civil protection agency
Quake hits Mexico, killing 226 on the 32 anniversary that took thousands of lives
People remove debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2017. Picture taken September 19, 2017.
Image: REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme
Image: REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme
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At least 226 people were killed by a powerful earthquake that struck central Mexico on Tuesday, the nation's civil protection agency said.
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The death toll in Mexico City surged to 117 people, Luis Felipe Puente, the head of the agency, wrote in a post on Twitter. The earthquake struck on the 32nd anniversary of a temblor that killed thousands in the capital.
The state of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, was also hard hit with 55 killed, Puente said. At least 12 people were killed in the neighboring state of Mexico, and three deaths were reported in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast.