MEXICO CITY—A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 61 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic.The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country’s south, and it occurred as Mexicans commemorated the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands.Dozens of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. A column of smoke rose from a structure in one central neighbourhood in the capital.Read more: Mexico mourns 66 dead after twin punch of earthquake, hurricaneMorelos Gov. Graco Ramirez reported on Twitter that at least 42 people had died in his state south of Mexico City.At least 11 others died in Puebla state, according to Francisco Sanchez, spokesman for the state’s Interior Department.Gov. Alfredo del Mazo said at least eight had died in the State of Mexico, which also borders the capital.There were no immediate official reports of deaths in the capital, but journalists witnessed some people who had apparently died.Rescue workers rushed to the site of damaged or collapsed buildings in the capital, and reporters saw onlookers cheer as a woman was pulled from the rubble.Rescuers immediately called for silence so that they could listen for others who might be trapped.Mariana Morales, a 26-year-old nutritionist, was one many who spontaneously participated in rescue efforts.She wore a paper face mask and her hands were still dusty from having joined a rescue brigade to clear rubble from a building that fell in a cloud of dust before her eyes, about 15 minutes after the quake.Morales said she was in a taxi when the quake struck, and she out and sat on a sidewalk to try to recover from the scare. Then, just a few yards away, the three-story building collapsed.Gala Dluzhynska said she was taking a class with 11 other women on the second floor of ...
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