With over 100 people dead – and the death toll still rising — Mexico City and central Mexico were rattled by a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tuesday afternoon.
Some people are still searching for loved ones.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada is ready to help Mexico, calling the quake devastating.
The deadly quake is the second of the month; an 8.1 earthquake hit Mexico’s southern coast and left 90 people dead on Sept. 7.
Buildings shook and some collapsed. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said at least 44 were severely damaged by the disaster.
![Damages are seen after an earthquake hit in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2017.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-19t191146z_944505269_rc195fa52e50_rtrmadp_3_mexico-quake.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
WATCH: Stone structure crumbles after 7.1 earthquake hit area around Mexico City
![Click to play video: 'Stone structure crumbles after 7.1 earthquake hit area around Mexico City'](https://i1.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/991/555/statue_crumple_848x480_1050090563912.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
Rescuers pulled 50-60 people alive from the rubble in Mexico City, according to Mancera.
Hundreds of volunteers and rescue workers dug through the rubble with picks, shovels and their bare hands.
WATCH: Footage aired on Mexican station Foro TV shows rescuers and civilians working together to try and free those trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building.
![Click to play video: 'Rescuers, civilians work to free those trapped in collapsed building in Mexico City'](https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/991/55/2017-09-19T20-15-54.2Z--1280x720.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
Pictures showed cars crushed by falling debris.
WATCH: Cars shake and rattle as earthquake strikes central Mexico
![Click to play video: 'Cars shake and rattle as earthquake strikes central Mexico'](https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/935/899/MexicoQuakeChurchill_848x480_1050030147940.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
The quake hit during the workday, and thousands of people evacuated their buildings and poured into the streets.
![People fill Paseo de la Reforma after evacuating from their offices after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mxab202-919_2017_192705_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
WATCH: Office workers, residents evacuate buildings central Mexico hit by major earthquake
![Click to play video: 'Office workers, residents evacuate buildings as central Mexico is hit by major earthquake'](https://i1.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/1024/763/office_evac2_640x360_1050125891821.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
The earthquake came on the anniversary of the 1985 earthquake that killed thousands in the city. Earlier in the day, people took part in a drill for earthquake preparedness to commemorate the tragedy.
*with a file from Reuters
- U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’
- German Christmas market attack: Police got tipoffs about suspect last year
- At least 10 are killed as a small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists
- Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence
Comments