Death Toll in Mexico, Guatemala Earthquake Rises to 5

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Washington, Ramadan 12, 1435, July 09, 2014, SPA -- The death toll from a magnitude-6.9 earthquake near Mexico’s border with Guatemala has risen to five, with authorities confirming two more deaths in Mexico. The civil-defense director in the Mexican state of Chiapas said Tuesday a total of four people there were killed by falling pieces of roofs or walls. Luis Manuel Garcia said about 9,000 homes in the border state were damaged. In neighboring Guatemala, President Otto Perez Molina said a baby died when parts of the ceiling collapsed in a hospital. He said 33 people were injured in Guatemala. --SPA 12:24 LOCAL TIME 09:24 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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