In pictures: Huge earthquake rocks Mexico

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Soldiers stand guard near a collapsed buildingImage source, Reuters
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In central Mexico, the army has been deployed to help the rescue effort, which has been continuing through the night

People remove debris outside a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico CityImage source, Reuters
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Across Mexico City, teams of rescue workers and volunteers clawed through the rubble with picks, shovels and their bare hands

Rescue teams look for people trapped in the rubble after an earthquake in Mexico CityImage source, AFP
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Hundreds of volunteers joined emergency services in the search for survivors

A woman rushes with her baby through the streets after a quake rattled Mexico City on 19 SeptemberImage source, AFP
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The quake struck at lunchtime, sending people fleeing through the streets

A damaged multi-storey building in Mexico City, 19 SeptemberImage source, AFP
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The tremor created holes in the sides of multi-storey buildings in the capital

Cars buried in rubble in Mexico City, 19 SeptemberImage source, EPA
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Cars were buried in rubble

A man walks through piles of food and water bottlesImage source, AFP
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About two million people in the capital were left without electricity and phone lines were down

Rescue workers look at fellow workers searching for people under the rubble of a collapsed buildingImage source, Reuters
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The quake comes just over a week since another killed 90 people