EARTHQUAKE TOLL
THE MEXICAN VISITATION Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MEXICO CITY, April 17. Great sections of Colima City were destroyed by the earthquake, and at least 140 were killed. Water and electricity were cut off. Colima Cathedral, which suffered in an earthquake several years ago and was recently rebuilt, was again destroyed. The earthquake covered an area of about 250 miles in diameter, with the centre in Colima. In Jalisco State 100 were killed and many injured.
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Evening Star, Issue 23863, 18 April 1941, Page 4
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