There are at least 217 confirmed fatalities after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Mexico City Tuesday afternoon.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said 44 buildings were severely damaged or destroyed.
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Social media users captured some of the destruction on cell phone video.
Watch below.
A multistory building collapses into a cloud of smoke:
The outer facade of a tall building crumples during the quake:
A fire erupts into a massive explosion:
A building collapses as frightened onlookers watch from the street:
Former Ambassador Jorge Guajardo views the destruction from a skyscraper:
Mexico City after earthquake. pic.twitter.com/qd3VeLslAf
— Jorge Guajardo (@jorge_guajardo) September 19, 2017
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