Tag: Mexico quake victims

Quake kills 17 in Mexico’s Jojutla, turns houses into rubble

JOJUTLA MUNICIPALITY, Mexico (CCTV) — Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude quake left at least 17 dead in Mexico’s Jojutla Town, while knocked down 185 houses to debris, damaging 360 more and bringing down 60 walls. Since the bridge connecting Jojutla to the outside world was equally damaged, carrying out rescue efforts posed a huge challenge and relief supplies were being transferred through a detour. Jojutla, one of worst hit towns in Mexico, suffered power and internet outage too […]

83 survivors rescued from collapsed buildings after earthquake hits Mexico

MEXICO CITY (CCTV) — Emergency personnel and volunteers have rescued 83 people from collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, according to data released by the Mexican government on Wednesday afternoon. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and the surrounding states of Puebla, Mexico and Morelos on Tuesday, killing at least 225 people and causing severe damage to buildings in the area. Search and rescue missions have been carried out in an […]

Malacañang condoles with victims of 7.1-magnitude quake in Mexico

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang on Wednesday expressed its sympathies to  the people of Mexico after it was hit by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Mexico, especially the bereaved families, who were hit and affected…,” Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said. According to  Abella, although the Philippine embassy in Mexico was damaged, all the “embassy officials and staff are safe, according to the Department of Foreign […]