Mexico: 2 dead, 10 injured in 7.7 earthquake

The death toll from the 7.7 earthquake that rocked Mexico on Monday rose to two and the number of injured rose to 10, national civil protection coordinator Laura Velasquez said on Tuesday.

two the deaths occurred in the port of Manzanillo, in Colima, a state in western Mexico, where there were also nine injured, while another was injured in Coalcoman, Michoacán, where the tremors were at the epicenter, an official said at a daily press conference. government.

“In the state of Colima, two deceasedwho were in Manzanillo; a woman who was severely injured due to a wall falling on her and died, and a man who was also seriously injured and died as a result of a roof collapse in a mall,” Velasquez delved.

The government released the report following the event, which occurred on Monday at 13:05 (1805 GMT), less than an hour after the nationwide drills that are held every September 19 to commemorate the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes that occurred on the same day. and is considered the most destructive in recent history.

owner civil protection He reiterated that the quake had a magnitude of 7.7 with an epicenter 63 km south of Coalcomana, Michoacán and a depth of 15 km.

For this reason, he explained that “after the first damage assessment visits carried out by the authorities of the three levels of government, the greatest damage can be found in the states of Colima and Michoacán.”

DAMAGE REPORT

AT Colima reported 153 houses affected, 20 buildings due to structural damage, two temples damaged, seven health posts affected, five bridges damaged, and eight road collapses.

Meanwhile in Michoacán He mentioned 30 affected schools, 21 health centers with structural damage, damaged churches and a road collapse.

Minor damage was also caused in Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Nayarit, Mexico State and mexico citywhere 21 buildings were damaged.

Velasquez added that more than 3,600 troops are deployed in the affected states.

The official stated that “considering that it was earthquake of magnitude 7.7, the result of exposure does not pose a great danger.

“We deeply regret the two deaths in the state Colimabut the implications for the infrastructure and beyond the private structure are minor and will be addressed soon,” he said.

the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador emphasized minor damage and coincidence with earthquakes from the same date in 1985 with about 20,000 deaths and 2017 with 370 deaths.

“The death of people, even two, is unfortunate, but this did not happen with the majors. How can you say: what a misfortune, that on the same day at the same time (an earthquake occurred on September 19), see others: what happiness, that it didn’t happen with the majors.”

EFE