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Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake

In this Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 photo, a framed image of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, makes up part of a memorial for those who died when a five-story office and factory building was collapsed by a recent earthquake on 168 Bolivar Street, in the Obrera neighborhood of Mexico City. The rubble from the Sept. 19th earthquake has been cleared, only the concrete foundation with the building's footprint and memorial remain. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
In this Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 photo, a framed image of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, makes up part of a memorial for those who died when a five-story office and factory building was collapsed by a recent earthquake on 168 Bolivar Street, in the Obrera neighborhood of Mexico City. The rubble from the Sept. 19th earthquake has been cleared, only the concrete foundation with the building's footprint and memorial remain. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) In this Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 photo, a framed image of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, makes up part of a memorial for those who died when a five-story office and factory building was collapsed by a recent earthquake on 168 Bolivar Street, in the Obrera neighborhood of Mexico City. The rubble from the Sept. 19th earthquake has been cleared, only the concrete foundation with the building's footprint and memorial remain. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

By Associated Press 1 min read

MEXICO CITY (AP) – The death toll from Mexico’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake has risen by two and now stands at 360.

It includes 219 deaths in Mexico City, where 38 buildings collapsed during the temblor.

The rest of the casualties came in five states near the capital.

National Civil Defense chief Luis Felipe Puente reported the new toll Saturday on Twitter.