More than 140 people were killed after a strong Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake hit the Central Mexico on Wednesday, September 20, (Philippine Time).
Luis Felipe Puente, the head of the Mexican civil protection agency said that 55 people died in Morelos, 49 in Mexico City, 32 in Puebla state, 10 in the state of Mexico and three in the coastal state of Guerrero.
Enrique Pena Nieto, president of Mexico, had ordered hospitals to treat those who were injured regardless of the health coverage.
Telecommunications company AT&T has freed up phone and data services in the central city to allow people contact each other without any cost.
According to USGS, there had been 11 aftershocks occurred including a magnitude 4 earthquake.
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