…opgelopen tot zeker 119. Aangezien in Mexico-Stad veel gebouwen, waaronder wolkenkrabbers, zijn ingestort, ligt de eigenlijke balans waarschijnlijk aanzienlijk hoger….
Het zuiden van Mexico is getroffen door een krachtige aardbeving met magnitude 7,1. Die deed de gebouwen hevig schudden in Mexico City. Mensen renden daar in paniek de straat op. In de miljoenenstad zouden 27 gebouwen zijn ingestort.
Ondertussen is de dodental na de aardbeving, waarvan het epicentrum ongeveer 120 kilometer ten zuiden van de hoofdstad lag, opgelopen tot zeker 119. Aangezien in Mexico-Stad veel gebouwen, waaronder wolkenkrabbers, zijn ingestort, ligt de eigenlijke balans waarschijnlijk aanzienlijk hoger.
De meeste doden zijn gevallen in de staat Morelos, net ten zuiden van Mexico-Stad. Volgens de autoriteiten zijn daar 54 dodelijke slachtoffers.
De staat Puebla, het epicentrum van de aardbeving, heeft ten minste 26 doden te betreuren, zei de gouverneur. Minstens vier mensen werden gedood in de hoofdstad Mexico-Stad.
De kracht van de aardbeving bedroeg 7,1 op de schaal van Richter, aldus het nationaal seismologisch instituut.
De aardbeving veroorzaakte een ware ravage in Mexico-Stad. President Enrique Peña Nieto maakte bekend dat daar zeker 27 gebouwen zijn ingestort. Ook gaf hij opdracht beschadigde ziekenhuizen te ontruimen. Patiënten worden overgebracht naar andere medische instellingen.
Alle vluchten afgelast
De internationale luchthaven heeft voorlopig alle vluchten afgelast. De universiteit van Mexico City deelde via Twitter mee dat alle cursussen en evenementen voor onbepaalde duur opgeschort zijn om de gebouwen op schade te onderzoeken. In de scholen gaan de lessen voorlopig niet meer door.
Het land werd eerder deze maand ook al getroffen door een krachtige aardbeving van 8,2 op de schaal van Richter. Toen kwamen bijna honderd mensen om het leven. Het epicentrum lag in de Stille Oceaan, waardoor de schok in Mexico City nauwelijks voelbaar was. Daarna volgden nog duizenden kleinere naschokken.
Bekijk hier de heftige videobeelden en bekijk ook de fotoreportage. Let op beelden kunnen zeer schokkend zijn:
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- A police officer and other people look at a building which 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 / Omar TORRES
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- A woman reacts as a real quake rattles Mexico City on September 19, 2017 as an earthquake drill was being held in the capital. / AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
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- epa06214346 Patients at a hospital receive medical treatmen outside the facility following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale in Mexico City, Mexico, 19 September 2017. The earthquake hit the state of Puebla at a depth of 32 miles (51 km). EPA/Jose Mendez
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- Picture of debris of the facade of a building which collapsed when a quake rattled 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
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- A woman is carried away after being pulled out of the rubble following 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 / Alfredo ESTRELLA
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- People react as a real quake rattles Mexico City on September 19, 2017 as an earthquake drill was being held in the capital. / AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
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- Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake has jolted Mexico, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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- People remove debris of a damaged building after a real quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017 while an earthquake drill was being held in the capital. 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
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- People react as a real quake rattles Mexico City on September 19, 2017 as an earthquake drill was being held in the capital. / AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
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- A woman is assisted after a real quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017 while an earthquake drill was being held in the capital. 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
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- A man stands next to a car crashed by debris from a damaged building after a quake rattled 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
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- epa06214367 A woman waits for medical help following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale in Mexico City, Mexico, 19 September 2017. The earthquake hit the state of Puebla at a depth of 32 miles (51 km). EPA/Mario Guzman
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- 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
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- A security guard walks over debris of a building which 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
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- Damages are seen after an earthquake hit in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Claudia Daut TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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- epa06214368 View of vehicles damaged by debris following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale in Mexico City, Mexico, 19 September 2017. The earthquake hit the state of Puebla at a depth of 32 miles (51 km). EPA/Alejandro Cruz
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- A woman is 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 / Omar TORRES
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- CORRECTS BYLINE – Patients lie on their hospital beds after being evacuated following an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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- A woman rushes with her baby along the streets after a quake rattled 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
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- Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building after an earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
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