Magnitude 7.1. Damage over about 30,000 square meters of land. At least 300 dead and around 4500 injured. Those are the current statistics of the earthquake in Mexico.
This month’s second largest earthquake in Mexico occurred on Tuesday, September 19. Succeeding the 8.1 earthquake on the 8th of September, which killed at least 90 people, this earthquake struck hard.
The earthquake occurred in Puebla, not far outside Mexico City, with a depth of a mere 51 kilometers, making it a shallow earthquake. This characteristic is known to cause much more substantial damage, and this quake did just that.
In Mexico City, 2000 public schools were affected, with 6 of 212 private schools suffering extensive damage. Ongoing rescue teams worked long hours to try and save people from collapsing buildings, such as at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school.
At Rebsamen, officials and rescue teams worked tirelessly for hours to try and save as many of the 300 children who attended school that day from underneath the rubble and debris of the school, which caved in on them. They did not know whether or not they would find any still living, but they never gave up hope.
Wednesday morning, September 20th, workers heard sounds coming from below the rubble, and all efforts went into saving a little girl, trapped, but very much still alive. It took workers the whole day and all manpower to reach her. Then, still, it took so much time that they instead handed her food and water through the cracks. At the end, the rescue teams managed to save her.
Officials say that more than 40 buildings have collapsed in Mexico City, and that the death count is still rising. Moreover, aftershocks are not uncommon, as can be seen from the latest 6.2-magnitude earthquake on September 24th.
Global organizations are helping the cause by opening donation portals and urging people all over the world to donate. One such example is UNICEF, where donations can be reached here.
Zoe Welz
This month’s second largest earthquake in Mexico occurred on Tuesday, September 19. Succeeding the 8.1 earthquake on the 8th of September, which killed at least 90 people, this earthquake struck hard.
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| Taken from ABC News |
The earthquake occurred in Puebla, not far outside Mexico City, with a depth of a mere 51 kilometers, making it a shallow earthquake. This characteristic is known to cause much more substantial damage, and this quake did just that.
In Mexico City, 2000 public schools were affected, with 6 of 212 private schools suffering extensive damage. Ongoing rescue teams worked long hours to try and save people from collapsing buildings, such as at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school.
At Rebsamen, officials and rescue teams worked tirelessly for hours to try and save as many of the 300 children who attended school that day from underneath the rubble and debris of the school, which caved in on them. They did not know whether or not they would find any still living, but they never gave up hope.
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| Taken from CBC News |
Wednesday morning, September 20th, workers heard sounds coming from below the rubble, and all efforts went into saving a little girl, trapped, but very much still alive. It took workers the whole day and all manpower to reach her. Then, still, it took so much time that they instead handed her food and water through the cracks. At the end, the rescue teams managed to save her.
Officials say that more than 40 buildings have collapsed in Mexico City, and that the death count is still rising. Moreover, aftershocks are not uncommon, as can be seen from the latest 6.2-magnitude earthquake on September 24th.
Global organizations are helping the cause by opening donation portals and urging people all over the world to donate. One such example is UNICEF, where donations can be reached here.
Zoe Welz
