More than 200 people have died in a powerful earthquake in Mexico's capital, Mexico city, and dozens of buildings have become ground-locked.

Rescuers are campaigning for the survivors in the wreckage and officials say that the number of people killed can increase.

A school in Mexico City is believed to be trapped there. Volunteers are largely deployed for emergency services.

The President of Mexico said in a message on TV that the army has been convened and rescue and relief work will continue in the night.

The earthquake of 7.1 on Richter scale caused a huge devastation in Mexico City, Morialos and Puebla provinces.

A similar devastating earthquake occurred in Mexico just 32 years ago, in which 10,000 people were killed.

How to protect people on earthquake in Mexico City on Tuesday. They were drilling. Only then did these disasters happen.

Air traffic was stopped for a while at the airport of Mexico City and the whole city buildings were evacuated.

The possibility of an earthquake in Mexico is always there.

This month, the earthquake of 8.1 magnitude on the Richter scale came in the southern part of the country, in which at least 90 people died.

Tuesday's epicenter was centered near Atencigo of Puebla province.

This area is 120 kilometers from Mexico City. According to the American Geological Survey, the depth of the earthquake was 51 kilometers.

In Morliyos state alone 54 people have been killed and 26 people are killed in Pueblo.

In Mexico City, 30 people have been confirmed dead, while nine people died in Mexico province.

According to local time, the earthquake came at one and 14 minutes.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has appealed to people not to stay on roads so that emergency services can easily reach the affected areas.

Phone service is interrupted in many areas of the capital and about 4 million people are without electricity.

US President Donald Trump tweeted, "God Take care of Mexico City. We are with you and will always be together.''

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