Mexico City devastated in 7+ quake

[The Valkyrie]

Jesus fucking Christ:

footage of even buildings 3-5 stories high flexing and swaying with the tremors.

and a 8-10 story building rocking back and forth 6 feet or more at the top.

Easy to understand the terror people have of re-entering buildings during aftershocks if they've felt it sway that much . . . .

One of the taller buildings in Wellington (only around 22 stories, so short by world standards), has been known to make people on the upper floors seasick in a high wind.

It's designed to sway.

[vorlon13]

there's also footage of some of these swaying buildings subsequently collapsing . . . . .

[Thumpalumpacus]

My daughter's dad is from Mexico City. Her grandparents and many aunts, uncles and cousins are about 100 miles from the epicenter. As far as I know at the moment, they are ok.

-Teresa

I sure wish the best for yours, T.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

Here's a cool map that shows all of the daily earthquakes around the world.  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...%3Anull%7D

You can get an earthquake policy on your house but the deductible is astronomical and the premiums are hefty.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Jesus fucking Christ:

footage of even buildings 3-5 stories high flexing and swaying with the tremors.

and a 8-10 story building rocking back and forth 6 feet or more at the top.

Easy to understand the terror people have of re-entering buildings during aftershocks if they've felt it sway that much . . . .

One of the taller buildings in Wellington (only around 22 stories, so short by world standards), has been known to make people on the upper floors seasick in a high wind.

It's designed to sway.

If you bend you don't break as easily. 

[Brian37]

45 should talk about Mexico deserving the earthquake because they produce rapists and wont pay for the wall.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

CNN says more than 200 dead known at this time.

[Thumpalumpacus]

45 should talk about Mexico deserving the earthquake because they produce rapists and wont pay for the wall.

Your propensity for standing atop dead bodies while crowing your politics is disgusting.

[Autumnlicious]

With all due sympathy for the city, saying it is "devastated" seems like the usual exaggerated media nonsense. They have 9 million people there. If the city were devastated, that to me would mean more than a dozen casualties by any standard, as tragic as they are.

Well, the dead count is over 100 and increasing as they sort through the rubble. The economic damage will be rather severe. But I'm more concerned with the possibility of up to 100 families losing one or both breadwinners, which is devasting in every sense of the word for a family.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

With all due sympathy for the city, saying it is "devastated" seems like the usual exaggerated media nonsense. They have 9 million people there. If the city were devastated, that to me would mean more than a dozen casualties by any standard, as tragic as they are.

Well, the dead count is over 100 and increasing as they sort through the rubble. The economic damage will be rather severe. But I'm more concerned with the possibility of up to 100 families losing one or both breadwinners, which is devasting in every sense of the word for a family.

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