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Quake Vectors Split Couple From Mexico City Sprawl
Watkins recalls a twin-shock in Ixtapa as a quake split the building and power failed. The couple sheltered in their hotel room through aftershocks, watched Spanish broadcasts, feared missing news from Mexico City, and finally fled to the lawn for the night with hundreds of tourists.
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Watkins
Mexico City
Acapulco
United States
Michelle
Ixtapa
Dorado Pacifico
Mexicana Airlines
Aero Mexico
Mexico