Yesterday morning I reported on the earthquake in southern Mexico. A 6.5 magnitude quake is quite strong, so I thought that it was extremely lucky and strange that there were initially no reports of damage in Mexico City, nor in the state of Guerrero where the epicenter was located.
More news has come out, and it appears that indeed there was damage to buildings in the region of the epicenter, and there were landslides along the highway to Acapulco. Even here in Mexico City there was some minor damage. Photos were posted online showing cracks in buildings.
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There were some scary videos posted of buildings swaying, and the Monument of Independence, a tall column topped by a gold angel, moving back and forth. A tree fell onto a parked car. Fortunately no one was in it at the time. One fatality, indirectly related to the quake, has been reported. An older man fell and died while rushing down the stairs to evacuate his building.
Thankfully, there was no damage at the family house. I am now back at the apartment, and there was no damage here either. Not so much as an ornament fell off the Christmas tree.
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