#BreakingNews another Earthquake hits Mexico's coast as Death Toll rises to over 300 and rescue efforts continue - Please PRAY
Another Earthquake struck Mexico coast days after quake in capital kills more than 300
on Tuesday during the 7.1 quake.
The capital experienced another quake Saturday, and the west coast was struck with a 5.9. Survivors have an uncertain future. The epicentre of Sunday's quake was 99 kilometres south-southwest of Tonala, in Chiapas state, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Also Sunday, tropical storm Pilar formed just off western Mexico and was expected to brush its Pacific coast near the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Pilar had winds of 65 kilometres an hour, and was located about 110 kilometres west-southwest of the port city of Manzanillo. It warned of heavy rains over southwest Mexico through Monday, as it was moving north at about 7 km/h.
Civil Defence Chief Luis Felipe Puente reported Sunday morning on Twitter that 180 people had died in Mexico City. There were also 73 deaths in Morelos state, 45 in Puebla, 13 in the State of Mexico, six in Guerrero and one in Oaxaca. Rescuers dig through the remnants of 38 collapsed buildings in Mexico City, and have pulled dozens of lifeless bodies from the wreckage but numerous survivors, too. Mexico's marines, said they have recovered 102 bodies and rescued 115 people in the aftermath. Edited from CBC News
The capital experienced another quake Saturday, and the west coast was struck with a 5.9. Survivors have an uncertain future. The epicentre of Sunday's quake was 99 kilometres south-southwest of Tonala, in Chiapas state, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Also Sunday, tropical storm Pilar formed just off western Mexico and was expected to brush its Pacific coast near the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Pilar had winds of 65 kilometres an hour, and was located about 110 kilometres west-southwest of the port city of Manzanillo. It warned of heavy rains over southwest Mexico through Monday, as it was moving north at about 7 km/h.
Civil Defence Chief Luis Felipe Puente reported Sunday morning on Twitter that 180 people had died in Mexico City. There were also 73 deaths in Morelos state, 45 in Puebla, 13 in the State of Mexico, six in Guerrero and one in Oaxaca. Rescuers dig through the remnants of 38 collapsed buildings in Mexico City, and have pulled dozens of lifeless bodies from the wreckage but numerous survivors, too. Mexico's marines, said they have recovered 102 bodies and rescued 115 people in the aftermath. Edited from CBC News
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