{"id":24791,"date":"2017-09-26T07:05:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T07:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=24791"},"modified":"2017-09-27T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T08:39:00","slug":"mexico-state-emergency-declared-following-second-devastating-earthquake-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/09\/26\/mexico-state-emergency-declared-following-second-devastating-earthquake-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"MEXICO- State of emergency declared following second devastating earthquake &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MEXICO<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>State of emergency declared <\/strong><strong>following another earthquake<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Today more than ever our beloved Mexico and all of us <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>who are part of it, <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">we ask the whole world and each of you for your prayers&#8221;<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Tuesday, September 19 at 1:14 pm (local time) a 7.1-degree earthquake was recorded that claimed the lives of more than 250 people, mainly in Mexico City, Morelos and Puebla. There are reports of destruction or severe damage to numerous buildings, schools, houses, churches, and convents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mexico City was the most affected, causing serious damages in more than 44 parts of the capital. Many areas are without electricity, the capital airport has suspended operations and all schools and universities will remain closed in the affected states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The population has joined in rescue work, as many people are still trapped and seek help to be rescued. The race is on to save those who are still alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The government has issued an alert for possible aftershocks and advised people not to return to damaged buildings and avoid driving to facilitate the work and movement of the emergency services. President Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto has activated PlanMX and convened the National Emergency Committee to assess the situation after the earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For its part, the Mexican Episcopal Conference issued a communiqu\u00e9 to channel and provide assistance for the emergency. It should be remembered that on September 7th another earthquake of 8.2 degrees was recorded in Mexico and the effects caused an emergency mainly in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Veracruz, regions that experienced at the same time the passage of two hurricanes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Julieta Appendini, director of the national office of the Foundation, asks for prayers worldwide for Mexico: &#8220;We are dismayed by the magnitude of the new tragedy. The situation has been difficult. In these two weeks thousands of people were injured and despite what happened yesterday, the insecurity in Mexico was once again revealed with armed robberies, assaults, looting in stores to take advantage of the situation. Today more than ever our beloved Mexico and all of us who are part of it, we ask the whole world and each of you for your prayers. May the Lord our God and the Virgin of Guadalupe bless us and accompany us. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACN Mexico has just evaluated the damages of the catastrophe of the past 7days that claimed the lives of more than 250 people and left 1,479,575 injured. &#8220;We know that the churches are providing shelter for those affected and that the priests have implemented plans to meet the material and spiritual needs of the communities that are mourning the tragedy of having lost all their heritage. In addition, it is estimated that 122 churches remain closed because their structures are at risk of collapsing. Among the temples are some that were built in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,&#8221; explains Appendini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Mexico is liaising with the Mexican Episcopal Conference and other organizations to provide help and information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Pope Francis and local bishops offer prayers<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis expressed his closeness and assured his prayers, the day after the devastating earthquake that affected Mexico City and surrounding areas. He referred to the \u201cterrible earthquake\u201d, which caused \u201cnumerous victims and numerous material damages\u201d, during the General Audience over which he presided in St. Peter\u2019s Square, on Wednesday morning, 20 September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speaking in Spanish, Francis expressed his closeness \u201cin this moment of grief,\u201d and assured his prayers to \u201call the beloved Mexican population.\u201d He prayed \u201cthat God receive in His bosom those who lost their life, and that He comfort the wounded, their dear ones and all the victims.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pope also spoke words of encouragement to the rescue services and all those helping persons affected. \u201cMay our Mother, the Virgin of Guadalupe, be close with great tenderness to the beloved Mexican nation,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following Mexico\u2019s second major earthquake in two weeks, bishops in the country called for prayers and solidarity, asking Our Lady of Guadalupe to intercede and comfort the suffering people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe join in grieving the victims of the earthquake, which occurred today, Sept. 19, 2017, in different parts of our country,\u201d said Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Francisco Robles Ortega of Guadalajara and Auxiliary Bishop Alfonso G. Miranda Guardiola of Monterrey, president and secretary general, respectively, of the Mexican Bishops\u2019 Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOnce again, we are witnessing the solidarity of the Mexican people, who see the suffering of their brother,\u201d they said, praising the lifesaving efforts to rescue and feed those affected by the quake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cToday more than ever, we invite the People of God to unite in solidarity for our brothers who are suffering the different calamities that have plagued our country,\u201d the bishops urged. \u201cWe ask for the comfort of our Mother Mary of Guadalupe, so that through her intercession she may help us and strengthen us, in the reconstruction of our country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACN Malta<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEXICO State of emergency declared following another earthquake &nbsp; 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