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| Mexico earthquake: Helicopter crashes in emergency killing 13 | Mexico earthquake: Helicopter crashes in emergency killing 13 |
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| A helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed while they assessed damage from Friday's Mexican quake, killing at least 13 including three children. | |
| Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the south-west Oaxaca state were on board, but neither was hurt. | Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the south-west Oaxaca state were on board, but neither was hurt. |
| The aircraft's pilot lost control as it was coming in to land, Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said. | The aircraft's pilot lost control as it was coming in to land, Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said. |
| The 7.2-magnitude quake's epicentre was in Oaxaca but it shook buildings in Mexico City, 350km (217 miles) away. | The 7.2-magnitude quake's epicentre was in Oaxaca but it shook buildings in Mexico City, 350km (217 miles) away. |
| No deaths have been reported in the earthquake itself. | No deaths have been reported in the earthquake itself. |
| Officials said the military helicopter had crashed on top of several vans carrying earthquake survivors in a field while trying to land in the village of Santiago Jamiltepec, not far from the epicentre. | |
| Twelve people - five women, four men and three children - were killed at the scene and another died in hospital later, Oaxaca prosecutor's office said. | Twelve people - five women, four men and three children - were killed at the scene and another died in hospital later, Oaxaca prosecutor's office said. |
| Witnesses say the village had been affected by a power cut and it was dark when the helicopter approached to land. | |
| It circled the village several times, raising a thick cloud of dust and further reducing visibility. | |
| It is not clear whether anyone in the aircraft was among the dead, although Mr Navarrete said some passengers were injured. | It is not clear whether anyone in the aircraft was among the dead, although Mr Navarrete said some passengers were injured. |
| Friday's quake was 24.6km underground and some buildings were damaged. The epicentre was near the town of Pinotepa de Don Luis. | |
| After the tremor, thousands of people were seen fleeing buildings in Mexico City as the ground shook. | After the tremor, thousands of people were seen fleeing buildings in Mexico City as the ground shook. |
| Some were crying, while others hugged each other on the streets of the capital. Traffic stopped for a few minutes. | Some were crying, while others hugged each other on the streets of the capital. Traffic stopped for a few minutes. |
| The authorities activated earthquake alert systems in four states, and Mexico City. They urged residents to stay outdoors. | The authorities activated earthquake alert systems in four states, and Mexico City. They urged residents to stay outdoors. |
| Last September, two devastating earthquakes in Mexico killed hundreds of people. | Last September, two devastating earthquakes in Mexico killed hundreds of people. |
| There were clouds of dust near buildings already damaged by the September quakes. | There were clouds of dust near buildings already damaged by the September quakes. |
| Mexico is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, sitting on top of three of the Earth's largest tectonic plates - the North American, Cocos and Pacific plates. | Mexico is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, sitting on top of three of the Earth's largest tectonic plates - the North American, Cocos and Pacific plates. |