To have died in the earthquake that shook mexico on tuesday. Most of the casualties are in mexico city the epicentre of the quake was to the south of the city, in puebla state, approximately 120 kilometres away. The rescue operation continues most urgently at the Enrique Rebsamen Primary School in the south of mexico city. These are some of the key pictures telling the story of this earthquake. This is the scene at the school where 20 children have lost their lives, and 30 people are still missing. 21 21 children have lost their lives. These pictures taken by a drone show the extent of the damage all over mexico city. Lots of volunteers are helping with the rescue operation, handing out water and clothes. Many of the emergency workers use their bare hands to go through the rubble. Its the second earthquake to hit mexico in as many weeks and the deadliest in 30 years. With the latest heres the bbcs aleem maqbool. All over this part of mexico they are desperate for signs of life. Here a
Crime. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. Do get in touch with us if youre a cyclist what do you think about this new plan . We also want to hear from you if youve witnessed dangerous cycling or even been hit by someone on a bike. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today mexico has asked other countries to provide specialist teams and equipment to help search for survivors after the devastating earthquake on tuesday in which at least 230 people were killed. In mexico city, emergency workers are still trying to reach people trapped under the rubble of a school where 21 children and five adults are known to have died. Rajini Vaidya Nathan reports. After the horror of the earthquake, there is hope. These Young Children were pulled alive from a Primary School in the south of mexico city. People looked for those trapped
Mexican president s announcement. Mauricio toussaint from the us embassy in washington . Damian mmhmm, did they give you any orders as far as what you need to be doing when it comes to the protection of mexican citizens . Mauricio so, the Mexican Embassy in washington . Damian okay, yes, thats what i mean, im sorry. Mauricio well, actually, we have received ordersfirst, thank you, thank you for inviting me again, damian. Its always a pleasure being with you, and of course with all the people offrom comunidad del valle. And as i said, we have received direct orders from president e pena nieto and from the ministry of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray because this iswe are facing a new era in the relationship between mexico and the United States, and particularly in theregarding the announcements made within the campaign, the political campaign, the election campaign, and now some new, through the signing of executive orders, that of course can affect and will impact our Mexican Community i
Im katty kay in washington Christian Frasers in london. Mexicos Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray has said that his country will not accept new unilateral Us Immigration proposals, and will not hesitate in approaching the United Nations to defend immigrants. He went on to say that the new us proposals would be the main point of discussion for upcoming meetings, which will take place between mexican officials, us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson and department of Homeland Security secretaryjohn kelly. White House Press Secretary sean spicer spoke of a positive relation between the governments ahead of that visit. I would argue that we have a very healthy and robust relationship with the Mexican Government and mexican officials. And i think they would echo that same sentiment. President nieto has echoed that as well. But i think the relationship with mexico is phenomenal right now and i think there is an unbelievable and robust dialogue between our two nations. Our north america editor, jo
An hourand a across the uk. Winds up to 95 miles an hour and a woman was killed in wolverhampton. Trees and powerlines have been brought down. Rail operators have been reporting delays, leaving many passengers stranded. Many bridges and roads have also been closed. Many houses have also been closed. Many houses have been left without power. It was late morning when Emergency Services were called to wolverhampton city centre. A woman had been hit by flying debris. Her Head Injuries were so serious, she died at the scene. Hours later, a heavy panel was ta ken away as an investigation started. Storm doris swept into scotland this morning, leaving drivers struggling in snowy conditions, like here, on the a71. The high winds did not stay anywhere for long but they did enough damage on the way, like on this Moorland Road in staffordshire. Further south, this railway line near st albans was closed by a single voluntary. Such scenes were repeated across the rail network. The result was a long,