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After Mexico’s earthquake, someone stole the credit card from a dead young woman and spent her savings

Someone stole 33,000 Mexican pesos (1,800 US dollars) from the account of Alejandra, who died in the 7.1-degree earthquake of September 2017, through purchases in Zara and Best Buy. “I lost everything: my house and my daughter Alejandra. And moreover, after she died in the earthquake, she was robbed of her savings of 33,000 pesos, […]

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Pijijiapan, the Mexican town just in front of the 8.1 earthquake’s epicenter

On Thursday 7 September 2017, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 hit the southern coast of Mexico, with its epicentre located at 87 km (54 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan (state of Chiapas), according to the data provided by USGS. There are 16,917 inhabitants in Pijijiapan, and is 57 meters above sea level. According […]