Over 200 buildings damaged in Mexico quake that killed 2 – official

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Security forces get on a vehicle near a damaged mall after an earthquake on Monday, in Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico September 20 2022. REUTERS/Henry Romero

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake that killed two people in Mexico on Monday also damaged more than 200 buildings and injured 10 people, Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico’s civil protection agency, said on Tuesday.

The magnitude 7.6 quake struck in western Mexico and most of the damage was concentrated in the states of Colima and Michoacan.