6.5-magnitude quake near Mexico City
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A powerful earthquake struck southern and central Mexico on Friday, disrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms went off.
President Sheinbaum shared positive economic news at her Friday press conference, before a moderately strong earthquake halted her presser.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend, killing 13 people and injuring 98 others, the latest in a series of accidents that have put pressure on her government to improve the safety of flagship projects.
Since launching her campaign for president, Sheinbaum has worn garments that honor the textile traditions of different Mexican Indigenous communities.