Major quake hits southern Mexico, at least five killed

The fatalities were near the quake's epicenter in Oaxaca, a mountainous state known for its coffee, mescal and Spanish colonial architecture. Rockfalls blocked the winding mountain roads between the state capital of Oaxaca city and the coast. A Oaxaca state official said rescue workers were trying to get to the settlement of Santa Catarina Xanaguia, near the epicenter, where the quake brought down homes or parts of the mountainside, trapping people.

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