In pictures: Huge earthquake rocks Mexico
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In central Mexico, the army has been deployed to help the rescue effort, which has been continuing through the night
Image source, Reuters
Across Mexico City, teams of rescue workers and volunteers clawed through the rubble with picks, shovels and their bare hands
Image source, AFP
Hundreds of volunteers joined emergency services in the search for survivors
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The quake struck at lunchtime, sending people fleeing through the streets
Image source, AFP
The tremor created holes in the sides of multi-storey buildings in the capital
Image source, EPA
Cars were buried in rubble
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About two million people in the capital were left without electricity and phone lines were down
Image source, Reuters
The quake comes just over a week since another killed 90 people