According to the National Civil Defense Coordinator of the Ministry of the Interior, Luis Felipe Puente, according to the latest data, 55 people died in the state of Morelos, 117 in Mexico City, 39 in the state of Puebla, 12 in Mexico City and three people died in the state of Guerrero.

At the same time, the country's authorities report that the school collapsed because of a natural disaster. As a result, 22 people were killed. At the same time, 30 children and eight adults disappeared without a trace. Rescuers continue to search.

Recall, in the south-east of Mexico, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 points. Underground pushes were recorded on September 19 at about nine o'clock in the evening on Kiev time. The epicenter was 49 kilometers south-west of the city of Puebla de Zaragoza and eight kilometers from the village of Tepejuma. The hearth of the earthquake lay at a depth of 60 kilometers.

As reported URA-Inform, because of a powerful earthquake, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country declared a state of emergency.