Essay About Mexican Earthquake

The strongest earthquake hit Mexico in a century. Thousands of people lost their homes after the earthquake hit Mexico.The earthquake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the earthquake in 1985 that killed around 10,000 people. The earthquake occurred two weeks after a magnitude of a 8.1 tremor in the south of the country that killed more than 90 people. It also cause building and houses in Mexico City to sway for more than a min while it was happening. Nieto said that “This earthquake has been the biggest quake that the country has seen in a century.”
At least 61 people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in a century. The 8.1 earthquake was noticed in Mexico City and Guatemala City. President Enrique Peña Nieto said “The temblor felt by about 50 million people across the country was the strongest earthquake Mexico has experience in 100 years. In September 1985, a magnitude
Another four died in neighboring Tabasco, including two children. One died when a wall collapsed and the other died after a respirator lost power in a hospital, officials said. According to Chiapas officials said “More than 400 houses had been destroyed and about 1,700 others damaged.” In another place that was affected by the earthquake was Oaxaca State. At least 45 people were killed, including the 36 in Juchitán After reading what people have been saying about the earthquake, that struck Mexico affected certain places and the destruction of building and homes. The article from The New York Times “Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens” by Paulina Villegas, Esliabeth Malkin and Kirn Semple talks about what happen in Mexico and what places had been affected my the earthquake in Mexico. It’s informative writing because it gives us the the effect in Mexico and what happen specifically what reporters seen in videos or from people who had been in the earthquake and affected by