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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck along Peru’s border with Brazil on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. It said the quake hit at a depth of 609 kilometers (380 miles), on Peru’s eastern frontier with Brazil. The earthquake hit shortly after 0900 GMT, about 140 kilometers west of the Peruvian town of Iberia, the USGS said. © Agence France-Presse
by Jean Luis Arce Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Mexico is still cleaning up the rubble left by its killer earthquake on September 19, but already accusations are flying that shoddy construction, official negligence and corruption made the disaster worse. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed more than 350 people and left gruesome scenes of destruction in the capital, such as a primary school where 19 children were crushed to death. The mayor, education minister and […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — More videos reveal the destruction brought about by Mexico’s 7.1-magnitude quake on Tuesday, September 19. The quake struck about 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of the capital and has killed as many 273 people. One video posted on Twitter shows a fire that quickly turns into a massive explosion, sending crowds of people running. Another post, from Facebook, shows students running from Mexico City’s Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to 224 people, including 117 in the capital, said Interior Minister Miguel Osorio Chong. The dead included at least 21 children crushed beneath a primary school that collapsed on Mexico City’s south side during the 7.1-magnitude quake, authorities said. The destruction revived horrific memories in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake in 1985, the […]
(Eagle News) — There are no reports of Filipino casualties after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Mexico on Tuesday. This was according to Philippine Ambassador to Mexico Jose Eduardo de Vega in a radio interview on Wednesday. According to De Vega, there are less than 100 Filipinos in the area. “Napakalakas talaga…Up and down talaga,” he said of the quake that hit the state of Puebla, near Mexico City, hours after an earthquake drill. […]
