People search on September 8, 2017 amid the rubble of buildings which collapsed in Juchitan de Zaragoza, state of Oaxaca, after an 8.2 earthquake that hit Mexico's Pacific coast overnight.
September 7, 2017
UPDATE: Death toll in Mexico earthquake rises to at least 58
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico has risen to at least 58 people, the country’s disaster response agency said Friday.
“The National Emergency Committee is currently reporting 58 deaths from the September 7 earthquake,” the agency’s director, Luis Felipe Puente, wrote on Twitter: 45 in the state of Oaxaca, 10 in Chiapas and three in Tabasco.
The Chiapas governor however reported 12 deaths there. Officials warned the toll could continue to rise as rescue workers search for bodies in the rubble in the three southern states that were hardest hit.
A couple embraces on September 8, 2017 in Juchitan de Zaragoza, state of Oaxaca, where buildings collapsed after an 8.2 earthquake that hit Mexico’s Pacific coast overnight.
Picture of a building in Juchitan de Zaragoza, state of Oaxaca, taken on September 8, 2017 after it collapsed during an 8.2 earthquake that hit Mexico’s Pacific coast overnight.
