Street ‘Like Chewing Gum’ As Major Quake Hits Southern Mexico
June 23, 2020
5:24 pm
MEXICO CITY, June 23 (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the coast of southern Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least one person, buckling paved roads, and sending people fleeing their homes into the streets.
One person died in the state of Oaxaca, Governor Alejandro Murat said, after the quake hit the Pacific coastal state mid-morning.
Mexico’s civil protection agency recommended that residents move away from the coastline to avoid a possible tsunami. Videos on social media showed the ocean’s water receding in Oaxaca, a mountainous state that is …
