Mexico earthquake

Rescue workers and volunteers walk past signs reading "We are an example to the world," "I want to become a Mexican when I grow up," and "Mexico will not fall" among other quotes, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Edgard Garrido

Quake Relief Reaches Rich Mexicans, But the Poor Feel Abandoned

Daniel Trotta 25/09/2017

While hundreds of volunteers stand ready to help in...

Rescue workers search through the rubble for students at Enrique Rebsamen school after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Legendary ‘Mole’ Rescuers Heroes Again on Mexico City Home Turf

Anthony Esposito and Lizbeth Diaz 21/09/2017

The moles, Topos in Spanish, formed as a volunteer...

A rescue worker attempts to secure the perimeter of a building toppled by the Sept. 19, 2017 earthquake, to keep former residents from trying to get inside – something that has happened in many buildings knocked down or badly damaged by the quake in Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Gody/IPS

Earthquake Leaves Mexico’s Disaster Response System Struggling to Keep Up

Emilio Godoy 21/09/2017

Although basic public services have been restored, economic, commercial...