Death toll is expected to rise after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 120km from Mexico City, collapsing buildings and killing at least 216 peopleIf you´ve been affected you can share your story here 8.12am BST The Mexican public education secretary, Aurelio Nuño, said four of the dead were in the Mexico City campus of the Tecnológico de Monterrey university. He added that 40 people were also injured.En el @TecdeMonterrey, campus Ciudad de México, cuatro personas murieron y hubo 40 heridos. 7.55am BST There is hope that the number of people killed in the earthquake could be slightly lower than feared. Less than an hour ago, the head of Mexico´s civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, put it at 248. But he has since revised the figure down to 216 people.#Ajuste Hasta el momento se reportan 216 fallecidos: 86 #CDMX, 71 #Morelos, 43 #Puebla, 12 #Edoméx, 3 #Guerrero y 1 #Oaxaca. Continue reading...
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