Mexico earthquake kills at least 58 and sparks mass evacuations

Buildings collapse and power cut for a million people as magnitude 8.1 quake made houses ‘move like chewing gum’The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century has left at least 58 people dead, toppling houses, damaging hospitals and government offices, and sparking mass evacuations.The magnitude 8.1 quake struck off the country’s southern Pacific coast, 100 miles (165km) west of the state of Chiapas just before midnight on Thursday local time.Continue reading...