Special Report: Deadly Earthquake Hits Central Mexico

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A GNITUDE QUAKE AROUND 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO CITY.
THERE IS ARISING DEATH TOLL.
WE'LL JUST SAY DOZENS REPORTED. THAT TOLL EXPECTED TO CLIMB.
WE'LL GO TO MIGUEL ALMAGUER WHO IS MONITORING THE LATEST.
>> A STATE OF EMERGENCY CERTAINLY UNDER WAY IN MEXICO AS
THE PRESIDENT THERE TWHOOETS THAT THIS DISASTER IS STILL
UNFOLDING. WE SAW SEVERAL BUILDINGS THAT
HAVE COLLAPSED. PLUMES OF SMOKE IN THE AIR.
AND A DEATH TOLL THAT WILL NO DOUBT RISE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POURED OUT AND FLOODED THE STREETS AS
FEAR SPREADS. AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN 8.1
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO EARLIER THIS MONTH.
AND OF COURSE THIS COMES ON THE 32 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF A QUAKE
THAT KILLED SOME 10,000 PEOPLE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MANY FOLKS
WERE DRILLING OR HAVING DRILLS IN PREPARATIONS FOR A MAJOR
QUAKE JUST HOURS BEFORE THIS 7.1 QUAKE WAS TRIGGERED.
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THEY ARE EVACUATING HOSPITALS AND
SCHOOLS, EVEN THE AIRPORT HAS SHUT DOWN AS MANY PEOPLE
SCRAMBLE FOR SAFETY. >> AND AIRPORTS ARE CLOSED?
>> YEAH, THE MAJOR AIRPORTS INTO MEXICO CITY HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.
SOME SHOW AS ON TIME, BUT WE KNOW AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY NO
FLIGHTS WILL BE COMING IN. AND WE SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT
MEXICO CITY IS BUILT ON LAKE BED SOIL WHICH WOULD HE TOLD BY
GEOLOGISTS CAN ACTUALLY MAGNIFY A QUAKE.
SO COULD HAVE FELT MUCH STRONGER TO MANY PEOPLE THERE.
MEXICO CITY SHOULD BRACE FOR SEVERAL AFTER SHOCKS.
>> COMPLICATE THE RESCUE OPERATION THERE.
WE CAN TELL YOU THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MONITORING THE
SITUATION. HE PUT OUT A TWEET SAYING GOD
BLESS THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO CITY. WE ARE WITH YOU AND WILL BE
THERE FOR YOU. AGAIN, THE DEATH REPORTS ARE
COMING IN FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF CENTRAL MEXICO.
AND RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THEY FEAR FOR FURTHER AFTER SHOCKS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON "NIGHTLY NEWS" AND ALSO AN UPDATE ON
HURRICANE MARIA AT A CATEGORY 5 TOWARD PUERTO RICO.
FOR NOW, I'M LESTER HOLT IN NEW YORK.
GOOD DAY.
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