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Photos: Mexico reels after 8.1 magnitude quake leaves 91 dead

Rescue and relief efforts continue after Thursday’s magnitude 8.1 earthquake off southern Mexico. The latest death toll stands at 91, with damage to tens of thousands of homes and upwards of two million people afflicted in the southern regions of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Tabasco.

Updated on: Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM IST

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Ninety one people are now confirmed dead in the quake that struck off Mexico’s southern coast on Thursday. The magnitude 8.1 tremor was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, registering off Mexico’s southern coast while heavy rains from Hurricane Katia lashed the east. Its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 kms southeast of the capital and 120 kms off the coast. President Enrique Peña Nieto said Mexico’s army, marines and federal police had been mobilized to respond. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Ninety one people are now confirmed dead in the quake that struck off Mexico’s southern coast on Thursday. The magnitude 8.1 tremor was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, registering off Mexico’s southern coast while heavy rains from Hurricane Katia lashed the east. Its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 kms southeast of the capital and 120 kms off the coast. President Enrique Peña Nieto said Mexico’s army, marines and federal police had been mobilized to respond. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP)

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Relatives of late policeman Juan Jimenez mourn him during a funeral of victims of the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico's Pacific coast, in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico on September 10, 2017. Sobbing Mexican families followed coffins through the streets and picked nervously at the ruins of their homes Sunday as help trickled in after the huge earthquake killed 91 people. (Victoria Razo / AFP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Relatives of late policeman Juan Jimenez mourn him during a funeral of victims of the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico's Pacific coast, in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico on September 10, 2017. Sobbing Mexican families followed coffins through the streets and picked nervously at the ruins of their homes Sunday as help trickled in after the huge earthquake killed 91 people. (Victoria Razo / AFP)

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Residents in many areas slept on the streets fearful of more collapses as strong aftershocks continued, including a magnitude 5.2 jolt early Sunday in the aftermath of the earthquake which toppled hundreds of buildings in several states. Hardest-hit was Juchitan, where a third of the city's homes collapsed or were uninhabitable. Some tremors prompted rescue workers to pause in their labour. (Luis Alberto Cruz / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Residents in many areas slept on the streets fearful of more collapses as strong aftershocks continued, including a magnitude 5.2 jolt early Sunday in the aftermath of the earthquake which toppled hundreds of buildings in several states. Hardest-hit was Juchitan, where a third of the city's homes collapsed or were uninhabitable. Some tremors prompted rescue workers to pause in their labour. (Luis Alberto Cruz / AP)

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A woman stands at the door of her partially collapsed house as she prepares to evacuate it, in Tonala, Chiapas State, Mexico. Thursday’s quake was bigger even than the 8.1 quake that killed 10,000 people in Mexico City in 1985 and the biggest in 100 years according to President Enrique Pena Nieto who declared three days of national mourning and pledged to rebuild shattered towns and villages. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

A woman stands at the door of her partially collapsed house as she prepares to evacuate it, in Tonala, Chiapas State, Mexico. Thursday’s quake was bigger even than the 8.1 quake that killed 10,000 people in Mexico City in 1985 and the biggest in 100 years according to President Enrique Pena Nieto who declared three days of national mourning and pledged to rebuild shattered towns and villages. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP)

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Members of the ‘Topos’ (Moles) specialized rescue team search for survivors in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico. Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, with families camped out Sunday amid warnings that the death toll could rise. (Pedro Pardo / AFP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Members of the ‘Topos’ (Moles) specialized rescue team search for survivors in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico. Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, with families camped out Sunday amid warnings that the death toll could rise. (Pedro Pardo / AFP)

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A 71-year-old woman, who was injured when a wall collapsed on her in Thursday's massive earthquake, receives treatment in a medical ward set up on a school's basketball court, in Juchitan, Mexico. Juchitan General Hospital moved their operations to the basketball court after being devastated in the quake. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

A 71-year-old woman, who was injured when a wall collapsed on her in Thursday's massive earthquake, receives treatment in a medical ward set up on a school's basketball court, in Juchitan, Mexico. Juchitan General Hospital moved their operations to the basketball court after being devastated in the quake. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

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Soldiers try to organize a crowd as they hand out rations to people in a zone heavily affected by in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico. The boxes contained a mix of common Mexican household dried goods, including beans, corn flour, rice, powdered milk, tuna, hot chocolate, and either jalapeno peppers or spicy sauce. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Soldiers try to organize a crowd as they hand out rations to people in a zone heavily affected by in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico. The boxes contained a mix of common Mexican household dried goods, including beans, corn flour, rice, powdered milk, tuna, hot chocolate, and either jalapeno peppers or spicy sauce. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

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Soldiers stand guard a few metres away from the Sensacion hotel which collapsed with the powerful earthquake that struck Mexico overnight, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, on September 8, 2017. A tsunami was confirmed in Mexico, with one wave coming in at 5.8 feet (1.75 meter), according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Tsunami warnings were issued as far away as New Zealand and Vanuatu. (Vicoria Razo / AFP)

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 2:29 PM

Soldiers stand guard a few metres away from the Sensacion hotel which collapsed with the powerful earthquake that struck Mexico overnight, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, on September 8, 2017. A tsunami was confirmed in Mexico, with one wave coming in at 5.8 feet (1.75 meter), according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Tsunami warnings were issued as far away as New Zealand and Vanuatu. (Vicoria Razo / AFP)

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