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Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in decades.
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Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A man walks past homes damaged by a 7.1 earthquake, in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans are digging frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Red Cross workers walk next to buildings demolished by a 7.1 earthquake, in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans are digging frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Residents walk past buildings damaged by a 7.1 earthquake, in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans are digging frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Buildings felled by a 7.1 earthquake lie in a pile of rubble, in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans are digging frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A car sits crushed from a building felled by a 7.1 earthquake, in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans are digging frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A collapsed building is seen an night in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A volunteer takes some rest during the search for survivors next to a flattened building in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve killing at least 240 people.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / RONALDO SCHEMIDT
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
People react after a real quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017 moments after an earthquake drill was held in the capital.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, destroying buildings and causing an unknown number of casualties on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The quake sowed panic in the sprawling city of 20 million people, many of whom have memories of the quake 32 years ago that killed some 10,000 people in Mexico City.
/ AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers desperately remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A devastating quake in Mexico on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, according to official tallies, with a preliminary 30 deaths recorded in the capital where rescue efforts were still going on. / AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Mexican rescue teams look for people trapped in the rubble at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school in Mexico City on September 20, 2017.
At least 21 children were killed and about 30 children are still missing at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school that collapsed in the Mexican capital as rescue efforts are still underway after a powerful earthquake that has killed 217 people.
/ AFP PHOTO / MARIO VAZQUEZ
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Toys and a baby walker are seen in a building flattened by the strong quake that hit central Mexico on the eve, taken on September 20, 2017 as the searches for survivors continues.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Alfredo ESTRELLA
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Signs read the supplies of first necessity needed in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve and the search for survivors continues.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Soldiers and policemen search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve killing at least 240 people.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve killing at least 240 people.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A firefighter and a rescuer search for survivors in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Alfredo ESTRELLA
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers search for survivors in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
People are assisted after being injured during a quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / STR
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers search for survivors buried under the rubble and debris of a building flattened by a 7.1-magnitude quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
The number of people killed in a devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City and nearby regions has risen to 138, the government said. / AFP PHOTO / CARLOS RAMIREZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A devastating quake in Mexico on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, according to official tallies, with a preliminary 30 deaths recorded in the capital where rescue efforts were still going on. / AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescuers and volunteers remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / VICTOR CRUZ
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Civil defence personnel and volunteers form a perimeter around the site where building collapsed after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / Alfredo ESTRELLA
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A person rescued from the rubble gets medical assistance after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / Alfredo ESTRELLA
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
An injured man is carried away by rescuers after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / Pedro Pardo
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
People react as a real quake rattles Mexico City on September 19, 2017 moments after an earthquake drill was held in the capital.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, destroying buildings and causing an unknown number of casualties on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The quake sowed panic in the sprawling city of 20 million people, many of whom have memories of the quake 32 years ago that killed some 10,000 people in Mexico City.
/ AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Police officers cordon the area off after a building collapsed during a quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla.
/ AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Volunteers remove rubble during the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 after a strong quake hit central Mexico on the eve killing at least 240 people.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. / AFP PHOTO / Pedro Pardo
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
A man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in the Condesa neighborhood is given a sip of water as he waits to be rescued, after an earthquake struck Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people. (AP Photo/Pablo Ramos)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors on a collapsed building the Del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
People prepare to pull out a man alive from a collapsed building in the Condesa neighborhood after an earthquake struck Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people. (AP Photo/Pablo Ramos)
Photos: Aftermath of Mexico City earthquake
Volunteers lift up buckets of rubble into a dump truck as rescue efforts on a collapsed building continue during the night in the Piedad Narvarte neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Rescuers and volunteers frantically dug through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings long into the night, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake since 1985.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
