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13 Die After Helicopter Surveying Earthquake Damage Crashes In Mexico

No deaths had been reported as a direct consequence of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck central and southern Mexico earlier Friday.

Thirteen people died and 15 were injured Friday night after a military helicopter carrying government officials assessing earthquake damage crashed in southern Mexico, said the Oaxaca state prosecutor's office.

Five women, four men and three children died at the scene and another person died

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