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Death toll in powerful Mexico quake surges to 224: government

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AFP Mexico City
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico has surged to 224 people, including 117 in the capital, said Interior Minister Miguel Osorio Chong.

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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First Published: Sep 20 2017 | 11:48 AM IST

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