The death toll from the powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico late Thursday night has risen to 61.&nbsp;

Another 200 people were injured, President Enrique Pena Nieto said, as he declared a national day of mourning. He called it the biggest earthquake to hit the country in a century.&nbsp;

The earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico, about a 100 kilometres from the coastal town of Tonala in far southern Chiapas state, Mexico&#39;s seismologic service said.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/at-least-15-dead-as-magnitude-82-quake-rocks-mexico-20005" target="_blank">Also read: Biggest earthquake in century hits Mexico</a>

Rescue efforts are focussed on the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Chiapas and Oaxaca, where tens of thousands of emergency wwere sent to the worst-affected town of Juchitan.

Of the 45 deaths reported in&nbsp;Oaxaca, at least 17 deaths have been reported in Juchitan.&nbsp;

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Mexico was hit by a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake late Thursday night

The death toll from the powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico late Thursday night has risen to 61. Another 200 people were injured, President Enrique Pena Nieto said, as he declared a national day of mourning. He called it the biggest earthquake to hit the country in a century. The earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico, about a 100 kilometres from the coastal town of Tonala in far southern Chiapas state, Mexico's seismologic service said. Also read: Biggest earthquake in century hits Mexico Rescue efforts are focussed on the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Chiapas and Oaxaca, where tens of thousands of emergency wwere sent to the worst-affected town of Juchitan. Of the 45 deaths reported in Oaxaca, at least 17 deaths have been reported in Juchitan.

Death toll in Mexico quake rises to 61

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Death toll in Mexico quake rises to 61