A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating tremors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety. One person was killed in the Pacific port of Manzanillo when a department store roof collapsed on them, the government said. Authorities also reported damage to several hospitals in the western state of Michoacan near the epicenter, which was in a sparsely populated part of Mexico. Power was knocked out in parts of Roma in Mexico City, some 400 km from the epicenter. Books scattered on the floor of a bookstore after an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2022.

Source: Indian Express September 20, 2022 07:43 UTC