EDT) and it was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles (123 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 hit at 1:14 p.m. The quake caused buildings to sway sickeningly in Mexico City and sent people throughout the city fleeing from homes and offices, and many people remained in the streets for hours, fearful of returning to the structures.Īlarms blared and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument on the iconic Reforma Avenue. A security guard finally came and unlocked it. They reached the bottom only to find it barred. She said she fell in the stairs and people began to walk over her, before someone finally pulled her up. Gala Dluzhynska said she was taking a class with 11 other women on the second floor of a building on the trendy Alvaro Obregon street when the quake struck and window and ceiling panels fell as the building began to tear apart. Rescuers immediately called for silence so that they could listen for others who might be trapped. Rescue workers rushed to the site of damaged or collapsed buildings in the capital, and reporters saw onlookers cheer as a woman was pulled from the rubble.
There were no immediate official reports of deaths in the capital, but journalists witnessed some people who had apparently died. Alfredo del Mazo told the Televisa news network that two people died in the State of Mexico, which also borders the capital: a quarry worker who was killed when the quake unleashed a rockslide and another person who was hit by a falling lamppost.
Graco Ramirez reported on Twitter that at least 42 people had died in his state south of Mexico City.Īt least 11 others died in Puebla state, according to Francisco Sanchez, spokesman for the state’s Interior Department. #Sismo Edificio del Servicio Nacional del Empleo en la Ciudad de México sufre afectaciones tras fuerte #temblor #Xalapa #Veracruz /atVbtYGLwH
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