Mexico quake death toll rises to 318
Posted Sep 24, 2017 11:36:33 AM.
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Mexican authorities say the death toll from Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake has reached 318, with more than half of those in the capital.
Civil Defence chief Luis Felipe Puente reported Sunday morning on Twitter that 180 people died in the capital.
There were also 73 deaths in Morelos state, 45 in Puebla, 13 in the State of Mexico, six in Guerrero and one in Oaxaca.