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Mexico earthquake: At least 13 dead including three children in military helicopter crash after tremor Mexico earthquake: At least 13 dead including three children in military helicopter crash after tremor
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At least 13 people, including three children, have been killed as a military helicopter crashed near the site of an earthquake in Mexico. At least 13 people, including three children, have been killed as a military helicopter crashed near the site of a major earthquake in Mexico.
Twelve people died at the site of the incident, in Jamiltepec, Oaxaca - 5 women, 4 men, 2 girls and a boy - according to a statement from the state's attorney general's office. A thirteenth person died in hospital, while 15 others were injured in the crash. Twelve people died at the site of the incident, in southern Oaxaca state - 5 women, 4 men, 2 girls and a boy - according to a statement from the state's attorney general's office. A thirteenth person died in hospital, while 15 others were injured in the crash.
It was not clear how many people were in the helicopter and how many more were on the ground.It was not clear how many people were in the helicopter and how many more were on the ground.
More follows… The helicopter, which was carrying Mexico's interior minister and the state governor, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in Santiago Jamiltepec after a tour of damage from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday.
  Secretary of the Interior Alfonso Navarrete and the governor of the state of Oaxaca, Alejandro Murat both suffered minor injuries, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
The earthquake left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in Mexico City and the south and damaged at least 50 homes in Oaxaca.
The state, along with Mexico City, is still reeling from earthquakes that caused widespread damage in September and killed at least 471 people.
Reuters contributed to this report.