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Doctors and people gather outside during an evacuation of the ...
Apr 27th, 2009
(Reuters) - Doctors and people gather outside during an evacuation of the Alvaro Obregon Hospital after an earthquake in Mexico City April 27, 2009. Southern Mexico was hit by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Monday that shook buildings in the capital, Mexico City, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or damage. Hundreds of people evacuated buildings in the capital, many of them wearing surgical face masks due to the deadly swine flu. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH) -
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