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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that ...
The group was formally organized in February 1986, five months after the earthquake, in part because Mexico did not have any formal search and rescue training or services. [4] Since 1985, the Topos have assisted rescue and recovery efforts in over twenty-two countries. [1] On volunteers´uniforms one can see written where s/he has been to help. [3]
The character was created in 1987 by Asamblea de Barrios, an organization fighting for affordable housing after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which left thousands of homeless. He began with stopping the evictions of families who paid rent.
Protesters smashed up shops and clashed with riot police in Mexico City on the second anniversary of Enrique Peña Nieto's presidency amidst rising tensions over the abduction and apparent ...
It is estimated 15 thousand shells were fired by the Mexican army and police who were trying to suppress protests resulting in more than 300 dead and 700 injured. In addition, 5 thousand students were arrested. On September 19, 1985, many homes and business structures were destroyed or suffered damage due to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. The ...
A few months ago, several employees of an upscale Mexico City steakhouse came forward with a damning allegation: The restaurant had a policy of segregation in which the best tables were reserved ...
Today, the complex is smaller than it was and in a state of deterioration, mostly due to the effects and after effects of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. This quake caused the immediate collapse of the Nuevo León building with others being demolished in the months afterwards. Further earthquakes in 1993 caused the condemnation of more buildings.
The protests, one of several in recent years meant to "protect" the National Electoral Institute (INE), come after Lopez Obrador sent a sweeping package of constitutional reforms to Congress ...