According to Overseas Network on September 20, at 13:14 local time on September 19, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in central Puebla state, with the epicenter being about 123 kilometers away from the Mexican capital Mexico City . As of now, the number of deaths caused by the earthquake has exceeded 200, and Mexico City and other places have entered a state of emergency. It is understood that five Taiwanese compatriots were trapped in ruins.
earthquake alarm sounded an hour later, and it really shocked
After the earthquake, The Paper saw in the local Chinese WeChat group in Mexico that everyone was greeting each other for the disaster situation and comforting their compatriots who were frightened by the earthquake.
Mr. Xia, who has not been working from Guangdong to Mexico City for a long time, said in an interview with The Paper (www.thepaper.cn), "Today is exactly the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 earthquake in Mexico. Before the earthquake, Mexico City still sounded an alarm. It was heard in the whole city at that time. Who knew that a real earthquake occurred an hour later."
According to Mr. Xia, he lives in Veronica Anzures, Mexico City. When the earthquake occurred, he had just returned from work outside and suddenly felt a strong tremor, and he could hardly stand it. He immediately chose to rush out of the house and go outdoors.
Mr. Xia said that the entire earthquake lasted about two minutes. After running out, you could see a lot of dust rising from the ground, and the glass of many buildings was shattered. At that time, the open area in front of his house was almost filled with people who escaped from the surrounding office buildings.
At present, Mr. Xia has not returned to his home. He said that the rescue helicopter has been shuttled back and forth above his head. People have not yet relieved from their fear.
"After the earthquake, I contacted my family as soon as possible, and in the second incident, I contacted the company to change the ticket to return home early."
Yang Bin, a Huawei employee who works in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, also told The Paper that when the earthquake occurred, since the exercise commemorating the earthquake 32 years ago had just been completed, everyone thought that the earthquake exercise was coming again in the first moment. Comparing the earthquake that lasted only 10 seconds not long ago, the earthquake lasted for more than 30 seconds, causing the walls of their residence to crack and the glass to shatter. People inside the building ran down through the stairs and gathered in the open outdoors.
Mr. Yang said that in order to ensure safety, everyone stayed in the open outdoors from more than 1 pm to more than 6 pm. At present, he had not heard of casualties from Chinese nearby. Everyone reported their safety to their families after the earthquake occurred as soon as possible. Fortunately, since most of the buildings in Mexico are not tall buildings and are not dense in population, this has reduced the damage caused by earthquakes to a certain extent.
It is worth noting that Mr. Yang said that although some of the earthquake exercises he participated in before were relatively rough, this national exercise commemorating the earthquake on the same day 32 years ago has more realistically simulated emergency measures during the earthquake. When asked if he was worried about continuing earthquakes, Mr. Yang said that there have been two consecutive earthquakes recently. Although he was worried, there was no way, and his work and life will continue.
The school issued a series of notices: Don’t close the door when sleeping at night
Mexico Puebla Chinese student Wan from the People’s Autonomous University told The Paper: Several buildings and churches in the center of Puebla and surrounding towns collapsed. The tremor in the neighborhood where he was located was strong, people inside ran out one after another, road traffic was congested, and cracks appeared on the highway connecting Puebla and Mexico City. The ceiling of a building in the school was cracked. At the time of the incident, a student was in evening class. The school urgently cut off all buildings and organized all students to evacuate. Teachers and students were not allowed to enter the school within two hours. The security guard was responsible for taking out their important objects from the things in the classroom. Classes will be completely suspended in the next two days, and the school is responsible for checking the safety of the building and ensuring whether it can continue to be used.
0,000 students in the teaching building of Puebla People's Autonomous University also said that the school dormitory issued more than a dozen notices in succession, reminding students not to lock the door when they sleep at night. If the door is locked, leave the key on the door and place heavy objects on the edge of the table, if aftershocks occur, they can wake them up.
Mr. Zhu, who is doing business in Poza Rica, Mexico, also told The Paper that although Pozarik is about 4 hours' drive from Mexico City, the tremor is still obvious. "Half-basin of water can shake out of the basin." He saw from local news that a section of elevated road from Pozarik to Mexico City collapsed. If you want to go to Mexico City, you need to repair the mountain road, which is very dangerous. Mr. Zhu said that the network is currently out of stock and he cannot contact his friends in Mexico City.
Mr. Zhu also said that because an earthquake had just happened not long ago, "the materials have been transferred to the severely affected areas. Today, another earthquake occurred, and materials may be in short supply."
5 Taiwanese compatriots were trapped in the ruins
. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report, the office of the Taiwanese businessman named Chen in the east of the capital Mexico City collapsed, and 5 Taiwanese compatriots were trapped in the ruins. At present, the relevant units are making every effort to rescue them.
Li Houkun, Secretary-General of Mexico's "Taiwan Hometown Association", said in an interview that the strong earthquake occurred not far from the capital Mexico City, and disasters were reported in the old city in the east, the University District of Chengnan and the three blocks in the city. Through real-time reports from local TV stations, you can see houses collapse and gas leaks.
Li Houkun, who is engaged in the travel industry, said that because the old city is a region where small and medium-sized enterprises gather, many Taiwanese businessmen gather here, among the Taiwanese compatriots who are deeply trapped in ruins, including relatives of Taiwanese businessmen surnamed Chen. Li Houkun also said that the disaster was also reported in the south of the city where he lives, and he escaped the earthquake because he led the delegation to no longer be in the capital. However, the entire delegation will return to Mexico City in two days. Mexican International Airport is affected by the strong earthquake, and the flights are currently unable to land, and many flights from places such as Texas, the United States are all redirected. Li Houkun said that although some flights could barely land, they were delayed, and Mexico City was in chaos in traffic.
This is the second major earthquake in Mexico this month. Late at night on September 7, 2017 local time, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake occurred in the sea area 137 kilometers southwest of Tonara, Mexico, with a depth of 19 kilometers and a tsunami. According to reports from the Mexican Civil Defense Agency, this is the strongest earthquake that Mexico has encountered since the strong earthquake that killed thousands of people in 1985. According to statistics, the number of people killed in the 9/7 earthquake in Mexico reached nearly 100.
