MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
MANY CENTRES SHAKEN.
HEAVY DEATH-ROLL -feared.
WILD SCENES OF' PANIC. By : Telegraph— Association— Copyrisl
(Received 9.10 p.m.) A. «nd N,Z. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 5. Scores of people are reported killed by a violent earthquake which affected many' parts of Mexico. The centre of the' disturbance is believed to be near the volcano zabaThe State of Vera Cruz suffered the . greatest damage, wild scenes of panic being enacted there. Many of the natives rushed to the churches, where they prayed. A similar panic occurred at Toluca, Cuernavaca, and Puebla.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17360, 6 January 1920, Page 5
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