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Rescuers in mexico are desperately searching for survivors after a huge earthquake caused widespread damage in the capital mexico city and surrounding areas bringing down dozens of buildings. The government says more than 200 people have been killed and a state of disaster has been declared in the capital, mexico city. The magnitude 7. 1 quake hit at around lunchtime yesterday. Mexican Officials Say 217 people are confirmed dead about half of those in mexico city. At least 22 children are thought to have died injust one school that collapsed. Another 30 pupils are missing. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the puebla state, about 75 miles from the capital mexico city it has also caused casualties in other surrounding areas. The earthquake struck 32 years to the day after mexicos worst ever quake which killed 10,000 people. A warning there are some distressing images in this report from jon donnison. 0ver over night in mexico city a desperate race against time to try and save lives

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