A powerful earthquake has struck the south east of Mexico City, killing hundreds and plunging the country into chaos.

The epicentre of the latest quake was near Atencingo in Puebla state, about 120km (75 miles) from Mexico City, at a depth of 51km, the US Geological Survey said.

Mexico is home to a thriving Jewish community, with around 96 per cent of the country’s roughly 50,000 Jews living in the capital.

As yet, news coming out of the country is sketchy. 

Falling, as it has, on the eve of the chagim it could be days before we have any clear account of the toll this event has taken on Mexico City’s Jewish community.

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