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| Mexico earthquake latest: rescue crews search for survivors as death toll rises | |
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| 5.28pm BST | |
| 17:28 | |
| Fatalities by region | |
| Here’s the latest breakdown of confirmed fatalities from the head of Mexico’s national civil defense agency: 94 in Mexico City, 71 in Morelos state, 43 in Puebla, 12 in the State of Mexico, four in Guerrero and one in Oaxaca. | |
| #Actualización: Suman 225 fallecidos: 94 #CDMX, 71 #Morelos, 43 #Puebla, 12 #Edoméx, 4 #Guerrero y 1 #Oaxaca. | |
| Updated | |
| at 5.49pm BST | |
| 5.12pm BST | 5.12pm BST |
| 17:12 | 17:12 |
| Child rescued at collapsed school | Child rescued at collapsed school |
| Rescuers said they have found a surviving child in the ruins of the school that collapsed during the earthquake. The Associated Press reports: | Rescuers said they have found a surviving child in the ruins of the school that collapsed during the earthquake. The Associated Press reports: |
| Helmeted workers worked at the debris, sometimes calling for silence, as they tried to reach the girl at the Enrique Rebsamen school in southern Mexico City. | Helmeted workers worked at the debris, sometimes calling for silence, as they tried to reach the girl at the Enrique Rebsamen school in southern Mexico City. |
| Foro TV reported that rescuers spotted the child and shouted to her to move her hand if she could hear them, and she did. A search dog subsequently entered the wreckage and confirmed she was alive. | Foro TV reported that rescuers spotted the child and shouted to her to move her hand if she could hear them, and she did. A search dog subsequently entered the wreckage and confirmed she was alive. |
| At the Rebsamen primary and secondary school, a wing of the three-story building collapsed into a pile of concrete slabs, and reporters on the scene saw rescuers bring out at least two small bodies from the rubble, covered in sheets, according to the AP. | At the Rebsamen primary and secondary school, a wing of the three-story building collapsed into a pile of concrete slabs, and reporters on the scene saw rescuers bring out at least two small bodies from the rubble, covered in sheets, according to the AP. |
| From a reporter on the scene: | From a reporter on the scene: |
| Volunteers bringing wood in outside the collapsed Mexico City school pic.twitter.com/zEzxROU0rq | Volunteers bringing wood in outside the collapsed Mexico City school pic.twitter.com/zEzxROU0rq |
| Lists of the names of injured and killed when the elementary school collapsed in Mex City pic.twitter.com/nzMi8lb56d | Lists of the names of injured and killed when the elementary school collapsed in Mex City pic.twitter.com/nzMi8lb56d |
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| at 5.48pm BST | |
| 5.03pm BST | 5.03pm BST |
| 17:03 | 17:03 |
| At least 225 dead after powerful Mexico earthquake | At least 225 dead after powerful Mexico earthquake |
| Hello and welcome. Sam Levin here taking over our live coverage of the powerful Mexico earthquake that has killed hundreds. Here’s the latest we know: | Hello and welcome. Sam Levin here taking over our live coverage of the powerful Mexico earthquake that has killed hundreds. Here’s the latest we know: |
| The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, 123km from Mexico City, in Puebla state. | The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, 123km from Mexico City, in Puebla state. |
| At least 225 people total have been killed across the region, and rescue crews continue to search for survivors. | At least 225 people total have been killed across the region, and rescue crews continue to search for survivors. |
| At least 20 children died in the collapse of a private school. | At least 20 children died in the collapse of a private school. |
| More than a dozen people were reportedly killed when a church collapsed during a mass. | More than a dozen people were reportedly killed when a church collapsed during a mass. |
| It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the nation since a 1985 one in Mexico City killed thousands. | |
| More than 40 buildings have collapsed in Mexico City. | More than 40 buildings have collapsed in Mexico City. |
| Officials have reported more than 11 aftershocks, including one that reached magnitude 4. | Officials have reported more than 11 aftershocks, including one that reached magnitude 4. |
| The US Geological Survey has predicted that there will be up to 1,000 fatalities from the earthquake and damages between $1bn and $10bn. | The US Geological Survey has predicted that there will be up to 1,000 fatalities from the earthquake and damages between $1bn and $10bn. |
| It was the second major earthquake to hit Mexico in two weeks. | It was the second major earthquake to hit Mexico in two weeks. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.47pm BST |