Just hours before the quake hit, many people took part in drills and commemorative events. Tuesday’s earthquake took place on the anniversary of a devastating earthquake that killed thousands in Mexico City in 1985. Tuesday’s earthquake came more than one week after a magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the country, killing at least 90, according to the governor of the hard-hit state of Oaxaca.Īll public and private schools in Mexico City and some of the states affected by the earthquake will remain closed until further notice, Education Minister Aurelio Nuño tweeted. “We are facing a new national emergency,” Peña Nieto told citizens earlier on his first address following the earthquake. At least 30 children were still missing Tuesday night, he said. President Enrique Peña Nieto said 22 bodies were found in the debris of an elementary school in Mexico City that collapsed due to the earthquake. The epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, according to the US Geological Survey. Previously, authorities had said that as many as 248 people had died. For the second time in two weeks, a powerful earthquake struck Mexico, toppling buildings, cracking highways and killing hundreds of people.Īt least 216 people died in Mexico City – the country’s capital – and in the states of Puebla, Mexico and Morelos, officials said.
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