Mexico earthquake: at least 248 dead after powerful quake - latest updates
(The Guardian Mexico)

Death toll is expected to rise after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 120km from Mexico City, collapsing buildings and killing at least 248 people 7.03am BST 7.02am BST 6.52am BST The education secretary says more than 200 schools in Mexico City have been affected, 15 suffering major damage.Tienen algún tipo de afectación 209 escuelas de la Ciudad de México, 15 con daños mayores, de acuerdo con los datos preliminares. 6.51am BST Here is a breakdown of where the deaths have taken place. Mexico City has suffered 117 fatalities. The latest death toll: 226 - 117 in Mexico City https://t.co/9IswytFvCM 6.45am BST Reuters reports that Mexico´s interior minister has said that at least 224 people have been killed by the quake. 6.38am BST A list of those rescued from a collapsed building in the earthquake. Many people are still missing. Their relatives can do nothing but wait. pic.twitter.com/kPonu5Osal 6.30am BST Images have come through from the scene of the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school, where at least 20 children have died. 6.18am BST There is some remarkable and terrifying video footage of a section of road rising and falling during the earthquake.Así es como se levantaba el pavimento durante el sismo #FuerzaMexico #PrayForMexico pic.twitter.com/QOdZDkF1D4 6.08am BST Mexico´s president has issued a video statement urging people to stay calm in the aftermath of the earthquake.El Presidente @EPN ofreció un mensaje a la nación tras el #sismo que se registró en la tarde del 19 de septiembre. #FuerzaMéxico pic.twitter.com/icdmHTyxzd 5.58am BST Nina Lakhani has been reporting from La Condesa, in Mexico City.The quake devastated La Condesa, one of the city´s most prosperous neighbourhoods, flattening several buildings and leaving scores more damaged and unstable.The collapsed apartment block on the circular boulevard Amsterdam Avenue was instantly cloaked by clouds of white dust as a strong smell of gas filled the air. The building comprises three apartments on eac ...