A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least six people. Hundreds living in isolated villages have been completely cut off by the earthquake, which also caused damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City.
The fatalities were near the quake's centre in Oaxaca, a mountainous state known for its coffee, mescal and Spanish colonial architecture.
A witness in the tourist town of La Crucecita, which Mexican authorities said was the epicenter of the earthquake, saw anxious residents standing outside their homes on the streets many hours after the tremor as they feared deadly aftershocks.
Read more on mirror.co.uk