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Death toll in Mexico earthquake rises to 248

Citizen Reporter By Citizen Reporter Published on: September 20, 2017 10:58 (EAT)
Death toll in Mexico earthquake rises to 248

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to 248 people, the head of the national disaster response agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said on Twitter.

The dead included at least 21 children crushed beneath a primary school that collapsed on Mexico City’s south side during the 7.1-magnitude quake, authorities said.

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