New Mexico earthquake topples homes and causes fresh alarm - News Summed Up

New Mexico earthquake topples homes and causes fresh alarm


Buildings swayed in Mexico City, where nerves are still raw from Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 tremor that has killed at least 305 across the region. Jesus Gonzalez, 49, fell from a third-story balcony of a building where he was working during Tuesday’s quake and was awaiting surgery. “Every so often we hear the alarm, you say, well, it is God’s will.”Alejandra Castellanos was on the second floor of a hotel in a central neighborhood of Mexico City and ran down the stairs and outside with her husband. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said there were no reports of significant new damage in the capital, and rescue efforts related to Tuesday’s quake were continuing. Frida Sofía, age 12: the Mexico City quake 'survivor' who was never there Read moreAlong a 60ft stretch of a bike lane in Mexico City, families huddled under tarps and donated blankets, awaiting word of loved ones trapped in the four-story-high pile of rubble behind them.


Source: The Guardian September 23, 2017 14:41 UTC



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