At least 250 people were killed when a powerful earthquake rocked Mexico today, toppling buildings in the capital and sowing panic on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 temblor.
The preliminary toll from the authorities looked certain to rise, however, as emergency crews and hundreds of volunteers dug through rubble in Mexico City, a megapolis of 20 million, looking for survivors and bodies.
The US Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 7.1. “I’m so worried. I can’t stop crying. It’s the same nightmare as in 1985,” one resident in a plaza in the capital, Sanchez, said to AFP.
US President Trump said that they are with Mexico and would extend all-out support for the rehabilitation.
Devastating images from Mexico City. pic.twitter.com/RpF7sUq31s
— Jorge Guajardo (@jorge_guajardo) September 19, 2017
Aquí el momento donde un edificio, al parecer en la Colonia Roma colapsa. pic.twitter.com/rAYKX0lJjm
— REFORMA (@Reforma) September 19, 2017
Tras sismo, captan explosión dentro de edificio en la Ciudad de México pic.twitter.com/s78hhlijy1
— NMás (@nmas) September 19, 2017
