Mexico City earthquake: Mexico City earthquake: More than 200 dead, including 21 primary school children
Mexico was struck by a powerful earthquake on Tuesday that killed at least 149 people and toppled several buildings in the capital.The death toll climbed throughout the night as rescue workers continued digging through rubble, with 21 children at a collapsed primary school among those killed. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake came on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 temblor that caused major damage to Mexico City, and struck as many people took part in an earthquake drill It also came less than two weeks after another major quake killed 90 people in the country's south. Thousands fled into the streets in panic as the powerful quake rocked several states in the centre of the country.The epicentre was Atencingo in Puebla state, around 75 miles south-east of Mexico City, and struck at a depth of 32 miles, according to the US Geological Survey, at 1.14pm local time. People trapped in rubble Tony Gali, the governor of Puebla, said that church steeples had been t...