Full Coverage: Deadly earthquake hits Mexico City on 32nd anniversary of 1985 quake
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook central Mexico on Sept. 19, killing at least 274 people and collapsing homes and bridges across hundreds of miles.
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Scraps of fabric, handwritten clothing orders, scattered beads and labels, a women’s fashion catalog from summer 2016 — all are strewn across a mostly vacant lot that only a few days ago was a four-story factory and commercial building that housed low-wage textile workers.
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On a map roughly drawn on scraps of cardboard, the volunteers used bottle caps to mark the places they needed to search.
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L.A. County Supervisor Hilda L.
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A new earthquake sent residents streaming into the streets of Mexico City early Saturday, creating a fresh wave of alarm in a country still reeling from two powerful earthquakes over the last three weeks.
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Arriving in Mexico City after an absence of a few days is to arrive to a town transformed.
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As the search for the last possible survivors of this week’s powerful earthquake intensified Friday, the scale of damage across central Mexico became more evident.
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When an earthquake struck Xochimilco, in a rural corner of Mexico City, the flimsy shacks collapsed in moments.
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Paul Cordero Eugenio works the streets of his remote Mexico City barrio selling the tamales his mother makes from vegetables grown in the chinampas, or floating gardens, for which the municipality of Xochimilco is best known.
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It’s been a tough year for U.S.-Mexico relations.
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One of Mexico’s most beloved rescuers wears wide protective goggles, a harness and two pairs of boots.
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In the moments after the earthquake, they didn’t cower, they mobilized.
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As rescue efforts enter a third day, Mexicans have been captivated by the fate of earthquake victim “Frida Sofia,” a young girl supposedly trapped under the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City.
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Scenes of desolation and rejoicing unspooled Thursday at the sites of buildings crumbled by Mexico’s deadly earthquake, which killed at least 274 people and galvanized heroic efforts to reach those trapped.
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It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, the baptism of a baby girl in this sweltering sugar-cane hub south of Mexico City.
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Even in one of the most earthquake-prone cities in the world, Peniley Ramirez never felt in danger inside her apartment.
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Firefighters, soldiers and volunteers, at times working with bare hands and donated flashlights, searched massive piles of rubble for any signs of life Wednesday after a violent earthquake that toppled buildings across central Mexico.
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As seems to be the norm now when a disaster strikes, people took to Twitter when a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday.
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When the tremor struck on Tuesday, the people of this earthquake-battered city feared the worst: A repeat of the Sept. 7 earthquake that tumbled buildings and left thousands homeless here.
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A powerful 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing homes and bridges across hundreds of miles, killing at least 217 people and sending thousands more fleeing into the streets screaming in a country still reeling from a deadly temblor that struck less than two weeks ago.
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Some airlines are allowing Mexico City travelers to change their tickets without paying fees after a deadly and powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 rocked central Mexico on Tuesday.
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Tuesday’s earthquake caused death and extensive damage in Mexico City and elsewhere in central Mexico on the anniversary of a deadly 1985 temblor.
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The earthquake struck at the height of morning rush hour, toppling buildings, igniting fires and leaving residents panicked in the streets.
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In 2010, on the 25th anniversary of the quake, Los Angeles Times writer Daniel Hernandez wrote in a La Plaza blog post: Mexico City on Sunday marked 25 years since a powerful earthquake devastated the Mexican capital, killing thousands and sparking a grassroots civilian rescue effort that helped lead to the demise of the one-party state.
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Editor’s note: A powerful 7.1 earthquake jolted Mexico City on Tuesday, seriously damaging buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage to the capital.
