In this photo provided by Francisco Caballero Gout, shot through a window of the iconic Torre Latina, dust rises over down town Mexico City during a 7.1 earthquake, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Throughout the capital, rescuer workers and residents dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings seeking survivors. (Francisco Caballero Gout via AP)
Volunteers pick up the rubble from a building that collapsed during an earthquake in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake has jolted Mexico, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A man enters a damaged building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake has jolted Mexico, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A woman is comforted after an earthquake in Mexico City Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A woman speaks on her cell phone as people evacuated from office building gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Patients lie on their hospital beds after being evacuated following an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Rescue workers and volunteers search a building that collapsed after an earthquake in downtown Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
An injured person is put in an ambulance in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People evacuated from office buildings gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A woman tries to reach people on her cellphone after she evacuated with others to Paseo de la Reforma street after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People gather around of the Angel of Independence monument after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake has jolted Mexico, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
An injured man is pulled out of a building that collapsed during an earthquake in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A man walks out of the door frame of a building that collapsed after an earthquake, in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Throughout Mexico City, rescuer workers and residents dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings seeking survivors following a 7.1 magnitude quake. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A heavily damaged building stands after an earthquake in the Narvarte neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked central Mexico, killing at least 55 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Au moins 225 personnes ont perdu la vie dans le puissant tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,1 qui a secoué la capitale mexicaine et ses environs mardi. Le gouvernement a précisé que le bilan comprenait la ville de Mexico ainsi que les États de Morelos, Puebla et Mexico.
La US Geological Survey prédit que le bilan est en voie de s’alourdir de manière significative.
Plusieurs images partagées sur les réseaux sociaux font état de dommages importants. Le maire de Mexico, Miguel Angel Mancera, a affirmé que plusieurs personnes étaient coincées sous des décombres.
Le président mexicain, Enrique Peña Nieto a indiqué qu’un plan d’urgence avait été activé et qu’il avait convoqué une réunion du comité national des urgences afin d’évaluer la situation. Les hôpitaux touchés ont reçu l’ordre d’évacuer et de transférer les patients vers d’autres unités sécuritaires.c
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Des centaines de personnes qui ont évacué les édifices du centre-ville ont convergé vers la plus large avenue de la ville, la Reforma. M. Puente a exhorté la population de ne pas retourner à l’intérieur des bâtiments avant que ceux-ci n’aient été déclarés sécuritaires.
L’aéroport international Benito Juárez a suspendu ses activités jusqu’à nouvel ordre, le temps de vérifier l’état des infrastructures. Toutes les écoles de la région de Mexico et de l’État de Puebla ont également été fermées.
Il y a 32 ans jour pour jour, Mexico avait été frappée par un tremblement de terre qui avait fait 10 000 morts. En début de journée, des exercices d’évacuation avaient d’ailleurs eu lieu dans certains édifice de la capitale.