Monday, May 3, 2010

Two dead, 100 injuries in Mexicali area due to quake

By Leslie Berestein, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Originally published April 5, 2010 at 12:50 p.m., updated April 5, 2010 at 2:07 p.m.

MEXICALI — Mexican President Felipe Calderon is expected to survey the damage and declare a state of emergency Monday afternoon in earthquake-hit Mexicali.

Authorities in Baja California are assessing damage from the 7.2 magnitude temblor that struck yesterday afternoon 38 miles south-southeast of Mexicali. The official death toll remains at two, according to the state government, including a man who died in the border city’s general hospital and a homeless man who died in the Valle de Mexicali.

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