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Photos: the aftermath of the Mexico City earthquake

Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

A devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Mexico Tuesday on the exact anniversary of one of Mexico City’s worst disasters, the 1985 earthquake that killed 10,000 people and left thousands more homeless.

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster like this, exact figures of damages and fatalities are hard to come by. But there are reports of more than 200 deaths, along with dozens of collapsed buildings, including a school, in Mexico City and neighboring states. Adults and children are still trapped in the rubble. This was a major, life-threatening emergency, and it’s likely to take a long time to clean up and account for it.

Here are some of the images coming out of Mexico of the people and places affected by the quake. (This post will be updated with new images this week as they become available.) If you’d like to donate to recovery efforts, the Mexico Report has put together a handy list of organizations involved in the response.

September 20

Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images
Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images
Colonia Condesa
Colonia Condesa
Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Marion Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view of collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school.
An aerial view of collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school.
Christian Palma/Getty Images
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
People look for family and friends on a list of people rescued from an office building on Calle Alvaro Obregon in Colonia Condesa.
People look for family and friends on a list of people rescued from an office building on Calle Alvaro Obregon in Colonia Condesa.
Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images

September 19

Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
Pedro Mera/Getty Images
Pedro Mera/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers searching for survivors buried under rubble ask for silence to be able to hear the voices of survivors.
Rescuers searching for survivors buried under rubble ask for silence to be able to hear the voices of survivors.
Ronaldo SchemidtAFP/Getty Images
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers rise clenched fists asking for silence to be able to hear the voices of possible survivors buried under the rubble and debris of a flattened building.
Rescuers rise clenched fists asking for silence to be able to hear the voices of possible survivors buried under the rubble and debris of a flattened building.
Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images
Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images
Colonia Condesa
Colonia Condesa
Marco Ugarte/AP
Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Colonia Condesa
Colonia Condesa
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Reforma Avenue
Reforma Avenue
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Colonia Condesa
Colonia Condesa
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images
Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
People gather around the Angel of Independence monument just moments after the earthquake.
People gather around the Angel of Independence monument just moments after the earthquake.
Enric Marti/AP

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