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Mexico City Marks Anniversary Of 2 Deadly Earthquakes

Published September 19, 2018 at 1:46 PM EDT

One year ago Wednesday, a major earthquake killed hundreds of people in Mexico City. The same day in 1985, another earthquake claimed more than 10,000 lives.

Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins learns more about how the recovery is going from KJZZ’s Mexico City bureau chief Rodrigo Cervantes (@RODCERVANTES).

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Rescue workers in Mexico City remove an injured woman from the Hotel Principiado in the city's downtown section after Thursday's earthquake, Sept. 19, 1985. (AP Photo/Chip Young)
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Rescue workers in Mexico City remove an injured woman from the Hotel Principiado in the city's downtown section after Thursday's earthquake, Sept. 19, 1985. (AP Photo/Chip Young)
Rescue workers evacuate one of those injured in the Hotel Principiado in downtown Mexico City on Thursday, Sept. 19, 1985, after an earthquake struck earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Chip Young)
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Rescue workers evacuate one of those injured in the Hotel Principiado in downtown Mexico City on Thursday, Sept. 19, 1985, after an earthquake struck earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Chip Young)
Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors on a collapsed building the Del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)
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Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors on a collapsed building the Del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stunned central Mexico, killing more than 100 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)