1985 Mexico City Earthquake

“The quake, which struck on Mexico’s Pacific coast, exposed a crippling ineptitude in the response of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. The government seemed unprepared and unable to organize itself to respond to the quake, so ordinary people did it themselves.”

Read more at the La Plaza

See photos from this year’s city-wide drill via CNN Mexico

19 Notes/ Hide

  1. nataliavieyra reblogged this from thinkmexican and added:
    My father was as old I am now when he saw this happen.
  2. parttimepunk138 reblogged this from thinkmexican
  3. moniica94 reblogged this from thinkmexican
  4. midniightgirl reblogged this from thinkmexican
  5. kisin reblogged this from thinkmexican
  6. thinkmexican posted this