Mexico City better prepared for earthquakes than in 1985

Al Jazeera English 2017-09-13

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Last week's earthquake in Mexico was the strongest to hit the country in 100 years.
But the nation's capital and its 20 million people fared better, and were well prepared when disaster struck.

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