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449:, 20 percent of the city's buildings were demolished and there were 20 wounded. The highway between Coatzacoalcos and Minatitlán were filled with cracks up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide and deep. From Santa Marta, residents reported a large flame towering 60 m (200 ft) over the
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469:, along with members of his cabinet, arrived at Jáltipan on the night of August 26. An establishment (Patronato Pro Recuperación Social de Jáltipan) was formed to help raise funds for the reconstruction of Jáltipan. The representative of President
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