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by Javier TOVAR / Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two strong earthquakes that pierced years of seismic calm in southern California have revived fears of the “Big One” striking Los Angeles, with officials warning citizens to be prepared for further shocks. A 7.1-magnitude quake that struck a remote region some 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles on Friday evening was felt throughout the city, prompting Angelenos […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Wednesday and generated small tsunami waves, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The tremor hit at a depth of 27 kilometers (16 miles) in the southern Pacific Ocean, some 231 kilometers from the nearest town Tadine in the lightly populated Loyalty Islands, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said “small […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Emergency workers pulled the last victim’s body Wednesday from the rubble of Mexico’s September 19 earthquake, officials said, as the country turned to rebuilding after a disaster that claimed more than 360 lives. After 15 days of searching, workers found the final victim’s body beneath the mountain of rubble left by the collapse of a seven-story office building in Mexico City’s hard-hit Roma district, tweeted the interior ministry official overseeing […]
by Elodie Cuzin and Yemeli Ortega Agence France-Presse MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — A week after an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, thousands of Mexicans were still unable to return Tuesday to their badly damaged homes, much less their normal lives. After a week of eerie quiet in Mexico City, the capital’s notorious traffic jams were visible again as the sprawling city of 20 million people began returning to work and school. But many residents still […]
MEXICO CiTY, Mexico (AFP) — A strong 6.2-magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to suspend work. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the new quake, which was smaller and with its epicenter farther to the south than Tuesday’s devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 300 people. However it sparked concern that it […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The bodies of eight foreigners have been recovered from the rubble of the quake that struck Mexico City, officials said Friday. The remains were those of four Taiwanese women, a Korean man, a Spanish man, a Panamanian woman and an Argentine man, Mexico’s high court said in a statement citing information from the forensic institute.
by Sofia Miselem / Joshua Howat Berger Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Anxiety mounted Friday as Mexico approached the crucial 72-hour mark after a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people, with exhausted rescuers racing to reach survivors trapped in the rubble before it is too late. Anguished families watching and waiting at buildings that collapsed with their loved ones inside pleaded with authorities not to send in the […]
by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias and Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Rescuers dug Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1- magnitude earthquake that killed at least 230 people in Mexico, as the nation watched anxiously for signs of life at a collapsed school in the capital. Firefighters, police, soldiers, and volunteers worked frantically to remove rubble in scenes repeated across a swath of central states in Mexico’s second killer earthquake this month. The […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — A devastating quake in Mexico on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, according to official tallies, with a preliminary 30 deaths recorded in the capital where rescue efforts were still going on. Volunteers and emergency crews were digging through the rubble of 29 collapsed buildings in Mexico City, according to municipal authorities. The overall toll rose steadily in the hours after the 7.1-magnitude quake, and now stood at 106. Officials […]
