VIDEO: Mexico Earthquake Live: At Least 149 Dead, 44 Buildings Collapse

Mexico Earthquake Live: At Least 149 Dead, 44 Buildings Collapse

The Quint

Updated: 20 September, 2017 8:33 AM IST

A 7.1 earthquake has hit Mexico.  (Photo: AP)

At least 149 people have been killed after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico

At least 27 buildings have collapsed in the capital, Mexico City

In Cuernavaca, a city south of Mexico City, there were unconfirmed reports of people trapped beneath collapsed buildings

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, toppling dozens of buildings in the heavily populated capital and killing at least 138 people nearby. More than 44 buildings were severely damaged in the earthquake.

Toll Rises to 149

At least 149 people were killed by a powerful earthquake that struck central Mexico on Tuesday, the nation's civil protection agency said.

The highest death toll was in the state of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, where 55 deaths were reported, Luis Felipe Puente, who leads the agency, wrote in a post on Twitter. In Mexico City, at least 49 people were left dead, Puente said.

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In the state of Puebla, south of Mexico City, 32 people were killed by the quake, and 10 were left dead in the state of Mexico, which surrounds the capital. Three people also died in the state of Guerrero, on the Pacific coast.

20 September, 2017 8:33 AM IST

At Least 100 Killed

At least 100 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said 27 buildings had collapsed in the capital, Mexico City.

“People are really scared right now,” said dentist Claudia Meneses who was in her clinic in Mexico City's Lindavista neighborhood when the earthquake struck mid-afternoon. “We’re going to go to a building that fell to see if we can help.”

Earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above are regarded as major and are capable of causing widespread heavy damage.

Television images showed a multi-story building in the capital with a middle floor collapsed as sirens blared and first responders rushed to the scene. Other video showed the side of a government building shearing off and falling into the street as bystanders screamed.

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