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In pictures: Huge earthquake rocks Mexico

News imageReuters Soldiers stand guard near a collapsed buildingReuters
In central Mexico, the army has been deployed to help the rescue effort, which has been continuing through the night
News imageReuters People remove debris outside a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico CityReuters
Across Mexico City, teams of rescue workers and volunteers clawed through the rubble with picks, shovels and their bare hands
News imageAFP Rescue teams look for people trapped in the rubble after an earthquake in Mexico CityAFP
Hundreds of volunteers joined emergency services in the search for survivors
News imageAFP A woman rushes with her baby through the streets after a quake rattled Mexico City on 19 SeptemberAFP
The quake struck at lunchtime, sending people fleeing through the streets
News imageAFP A damaged multi-storey building in Mexico City, 19 SeptemberAFP
The tremor created holes in the sides of multi-storey buildings in the capital
News imageEPA Cars buried in rubble in Mexico City, 19 SeptemberEPA
Cars were buried in rubble
News imageAFP A man walks through piles of food and water bottlesAFP
About two million people in the capital were left without electricity and phone lines were down
News imageReuters Rescue workers look at fellow workers searching for people under the rubble of a collapsed buildingReuters
The quake comes just over a week since another killed 90 people