MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and south but the only reported deaths came when a military helicopter crashed after surveying the aftermath.
At least 50 homes suffered damage in the southern state of
Oaxaca, which, along with Mexico City, is still reeling from earthquakes
that caused widespread damage in September.
The
epicenter was about 90 miles (145 km) from Pacific coast surfer resort
Puerto Escondido in the southern state of Oaxaca and had a depth of 15.3
miles (24.6 km), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
At
least two people died when a helicopter carrying Mexico’s interior
minister and the governor of Oaxaca crashed while trying to land after a
tour of damage from the earthquake, officials said. The senior
officials survived.The powerful, sustained shaking on
Friday gave way to 225 aftershocks, the national seismology service
said, and caused widespread panic.
Source : reuters
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