Death toll in Mexico earthquake rises to at least 58

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico has risen to at least 58 people , the country ’ s disaster response agency said Friday.
“The National Emergency Committee is currently reporting 58 deaths from the September 7 earthquake, ” the agency ’ s director , Luis Felipe Puente , wrote on Twitter: 45 in the state of Oaxaca , 10 in Chiapas and three in Tabasco .
The Chiapas governor reported 12 deaths there, however . Officials warned the toll could continue to rise as rescue workers search for bodies in the rubble in the three southern states that were hardest hit.