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by Marc Burleigh and Yemeli Ortega Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City’s devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on Sunday, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. Yet authorities were still accommodating anguished families who insisted that painstaking rescue operations continue at a handful of sites. Foreign teams from Japan, […]
MEXICO CiTY, Mexico (AFP) — A strong 6.2-magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to suspend work. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the new quake, which was smaller and with its epicenter farther to the south than Tuesday’s devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 300 people. However it sparked concern that it […]
by Hector Retamal and Edgardo Rodriguez Agence France Presse SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Some 70,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the latest disaster caused by Hurricane Maria. With the death toll from the storm at 33 across the Caribbean, the National Weather Service office in capital San Juan Friday issued a flash flood warning for people living along the Guajataca […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The bodies of eight foreigners have been recovered from the rubble of the quake that struck Mexico City, officials said Friday. The remains were those of four Taiwanese women, a Korean man, a Spanish man, a Panamanian woman and an Argentine man, Mexico’s high court said in a statement citing information from the forensic institute.
by Sofia Miselem / Joshua Howat Berger Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Anxiety mounted Friday as Mexico approached the crucial 72-hour mark after a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people, with exhausted rescuers racing to reach survivors trapped in the rubble before it is too late. Anguished families watching and waiting at buildings that collapsed with their loved ones inside pleaded with authorities not to send in the […]
JOJULTA, Mexico (CCTV) — The death toll from Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake in central Mexico has climbed to 273, the government said on Thursday. Half of those deaths occurred in the capital Mexico City, where nearly 40 buildings collapsed, while the other half in the surrounding states. According to a release from the national civil protection agency, 137 people were killed in the capital, 73 in Morelos state, 43 in Puebla state, 13 in the State […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — More videos reveal the destruction brought about by Mexico’s 7.1-magnitude quake on Tuesday, September 19. The quake struck about 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of the capital and has killed as many 273 people. One video posted on Twitter shows a fire that quickly turns into a massive explosion, sending crowds of people running. Another post, from Facebook, shows students running from Mexico City’s Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, […]
EL SEIBO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) — Hurricane Maria pounded parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain on Thursday (September 21), causing severe flooding especially in eastern parts of the country before regaining some of its strength. This was as it moved towards the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas on Thursday night. Maria’s powerful winds knocked out power in most parts in the north of the country, emergency responders said. The intense rain […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Rescue workers working against the odds in Mexico City on Thursday (September 21) received reinforcements from USAID amidst a rising death toll and dwindling hope of finding people alive more than 48 hours after a deadly quake. At least 60 survivors have been pulled from disaster sites in Mexico City since Tuesday’s (September 19) 7.1-magnitude quake. As of late Thursday, 273 people were confirmed dead, and nearly 2 thousand injured. The […]
by Sofia Miselem and Sylvain Estibal Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Climbing onto a pile of rubble that used to be a building may not seem the most obvious thing to do for someone who has just survived an earthquake. But that is how thousands of Mexicans have reacted to the deadly 7.1-magnitude quake that rocked the country Tuesday, killing more than 200 people. Businessmen in ties, students in jeans, doctors in scrubs and other ordinary […]
The frantic search for survivors continues after a powerful earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people. On Torres Adalid Street in the capital, a neighbor filmed the collapse of a building from which she says “nobody came out.”
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — A house exploded in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Canoga Park on Wednesday (September 20). It was still unclear if anyone was seriously hurt, but there were initial reports of one person injured. Aerials showed debris and wreckage scattered throughout the yard and on the adjacent house. The blast was reported just after 3pm PST (2200gmt). Firefighters and emergency crews were on scene shortly after.
