Mexican Quake Death Toll Rises to 90 as Oaxaca Reports More Fatalities

Women hug while standing next to a destroyed house after an earthquake struck the southern coast of Mexico in Union Hidalgo, Mexico on Sept. 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata

MEXICO CITY—The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone.

“It’s 71 (dead). Just for Oaxaca,” said Jesus Gonzalez, a spokesman for the state civil protection authority.