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Powerful Quake Rocks Mexico City and Morelos
posted (September 19, 2017)
And while Hurricane Maria's death toll has yet to be tabulated, in Mexico City tonight, the death toll from a powerful earthquake is already at 120 and counting. This afternoon, the 7.1 magnitude quake toppled buildings, and trapped residents and workers, sending people flooding into the streets. There are scores reported dead in the state of Morelos, close to the epicenter of the quake, and dozens in Mexico City. That number is sure to climb as rescuers are still frantically digging out people trapped beneath heaps of rubble. The earthquake struck shortly after 1:00 about 100 miles from Mexico City. More than 40 buildings in Mexico City collapsed, including at least two schools. Today's earthquake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 quake that killed as many as 10,000 people.

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