Mexican quake death toll rises to 90 as Oaxaca reports more fatalities

Mexican Navy members work in the street in Juchitan de Zaragoza, state of Oaxaca on September 9, 2017, the day after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico's Pacific coast. Photo: AFP

The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone.