Mexico earthquake: at least 217 dead after powerful quake - latest
(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 at least 217 peopleIf you´ve been affected you can share your story here 8.25am BST Puente has released an update to the death toll - increasing by one. The figure now stands at 217, he says; another person having died in the south-western state of Guerrero. 8.20am BST Desperate parents and rescue workers have been pulling through rubble in a floodlit search for dozens of young children feared buried under a Mexico City school destroyed by the country´s most lethal earthquake in a generation. On Twitter, the head of the country´s civil protection agency has called for people to mobilise at 8am local time (2pm UK time) to help those communities hit by the earthquake..@CruzRoja_MX solicita que los apoyos de ayuda a la población se reactiven a las 8 am, exhortamos a la población a continuar en la mañana. pic.twitter.com/lKy09ve1zE Continue reading...