Tremor shakes Mexico as hope dims of finding quake survivors

A fresh aftershock rattled southwestern Mexico on Sunday as thousands of rescuers toiled for the sixth straight day despite fading hopes of pulling survivors from the ruins of the country’s deadliest earthquake in 32 years. With prospects dimming of finding more people alive in the wreckage of Tuesday’s 7.1 magnitude quake, which killed at least […]

A fresh aftershock rattled southwestern Mexico on Sunday as thousands of rescuers toiled for the sixth straight day despite fading hopes of pulling survivors from the ruins of the country’s deadliest earthquake in 32 years.

With prospects dimming of finding more people alive in the wreckage of Tuesday’s 7.1 magnitude quake, which killed at least 318 people in the Mexico City capital and nearby states, President Enrique Pena Nieto urged Mexicans to turn their attention to rebuilding.

In the sprawling capital of 20 million people, survivors slept in makeshift shelters or on the street outside their damaged homes. Rescuers using advanced audio equipment to detect signs of life beneath tonnes of rubble narrowed their search to a handful of buildings.

Frustration has grown among the thousands left homeless by Tuesday’s quake, with critics saying the government’s reaction pales in comparison with an outpouring of volunteer support, from rescue work to food donations.