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Mexico earthquake

A woman scrapes mortar off of a salvaged brick with a flat end of a chisel so the brick can be reused.
Culture
‘Symbolic rubble’ from crumbling adobe homes preserves the past and eases trauma after Mexico earthquake
Moving day, Mexico City
Environment
A nervous Mexico City struggles to recover from the earthquake, while engineers canvass the city for damage
destruction from 1985 earthquake in Mexico
Arts
A photographer who made a name shooting Mexico’s ’85 earthquake is now fighting for his life
Members of Israeli and Mexican rescue teams gesture for a minute of silence after retrieving a dead body from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, on Sept. 21, 2017.
Environment
Hundreds of Mexico City buildings may now be uninhabitable
A person sits on the roof of a little house while looking at the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Mexico City, Mexico September 20, 2017.
Environment
Desperate search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Mexico