Mexico earthquake: at least 139 dead after powerful quake - latest updates
(The Guardian World News)

Death toll is expected to rise after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 120km from Mexico City, collapsing buildings and killing more than 139 people 2.49am BST The earthquake appears to have triggered an eruption of Mexico´s Popocatépetl volcano.In Atzitzihuacan on the slopes of the volcano, a church collapsed during mass, killing 15 people, Puebla Governor Jose Antonio Gali said. 2.37am BST The US Geological Survey has been monitoring and analysing the earthquake, and has published some estimates of its impact.The USGS has given an `orange alert`, warning of `significant` shaking-related fatalities of up to about 1,000 people are likely.Improvised clinics are being set up in Mexico City parks to aid earthquake victims. pic.twitter.com/ckfv5WRatr Continue reading...