Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Multiple earthquake hits Mexico---UPDATES

Multiple earthquake's  have recently struck Mexico, Tuesday night. It affected Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos in Mexico. Over 318 are dead are currently dead. There is no count of the injured. This will be ongoing as bodies are discovered and the injured seek care. The epicenter of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake was about 55 miles from the city of Puebla in Puebla state.  This comes comes over a week after a 8.1 earthquake had struck off the southern coast of the country. The damage is catastrophic in some areas.

Pray for the victims of the earthquake. Also pray for their families and friends. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts.

Remember the survivors. Children on up to adults may exhibit signs of needing psychological help. Be there for them and help them in their search for help. See the links below for two sites that  I found. There are many more.

People want to help after this kind of disaster. I could not find a site for this. Research and find a Mexican consulate. Ask what donation are acceptable and where to send them. If it is money, be sure to write on check or money order what it is for. Include the name of the agency it is being sent to on the check or money order. Also find and call Catholic charities and see if they are helping. Follow the same guidelines listed above. There are more but at this early hour I could not find them.

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/hazards/earthquake/basics/what

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla_City

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelos

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html

http://abc7.com/death-toll-in-mexico-quake-soars-to-at-least-226/2432828/

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/20/mexico-city-earthquake-dozens-dead-powerful-quake-live-updates

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-maria/powerful-hurricane-maria-lashes-st-croix-takes-aim-at-puerto-rico-idUSKCN1BT1RW

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/powerful-earthquake-shakes-mexico-city-n802711

http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/earthquakes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24060033

***UPDATES***

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/23/americas/mexico-oaxaca-earthquake/index.html

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-quake-search-continues-thousands-homeless-50056788

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-strange-tectonic-coincidence-of-mexicos-september-earthquakes












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