Pallbearers carry the coffin Daniel Gonzalez Rosales, killed in the earthquake in Villa de Alvarez. Rosales was one of four people who died in a three-block stretch of the town. In a nearby town, a single death epitomized the isolation residents felt. (Bryan Chan / LAT)
Resident near downtown Colima, Mexico, retrieve belongings from homes the day after an earthquake struck. (Bryan Chan / LAT)
There is almost nothing left of Esteban Romero’s house after the earthquake. (Beatrice de Gea / LAT)
Maria Elena Olivares, of Highland Park, California, attends the viewing of her father Juan Calvario, 73, who died in the earthquake. (Beatrice de Gea / LAT)
Sonia Romero has a hard time breathing because of the dust that invaded what’s left of her family house. (Beatrice de Gea / LAT)
Sonia Romero, 9, furiously tries to get rid of the dust on her bed created by the earthquake. (Beatrice de Gea / LAT)
Elvira Virgen, right, is consoled at the site of her home in Villa de Alvarez. The structure was destroyed by the magnitude 7.8. shaker that struck the area Tuesday night. (Bryan Chan / LAT)
A resident of Villa de Alvarez, a municipality of Colima, Mexico, retrieves belongings. (Bryan Chan / LAT)
