CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AFP) - At least 32,000 homes were damaged by an earthquake in southern Mexico, but no one was killed and just 13 people were injured, authorities said.
Mr Angel Aguirre, governor of the southern Guerrero state, said on Wednesday that preliminary reports indicated that 30,000 homes had been damaged, with 800 of them destroyed completely, by Tuesday's powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
He added that a shelter had been set up for some 200 displaced families.
Mr Gabino Cue, governor of the neighboring Oaxaca state, reported that 2,000 homes had been damaged as well as several public buildings.
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Fortunately, no one seems to be killed in the earthquake despite its strength. Though I don't know accurate statistics, I feel that last year and this year have frequent earthquakes.
