Mexico says a 300-meter section of a highway near the U.S. border has
collapsed, sinking about 30 meters after a series of small earthquakes.
Mexico's
federal highway authority says the collapse occurred about 93
kilometres south of the border city of Tijuana. The road leads to the
port city of Ensenada, on the Baja California peninsula.
The agency said Saturday the road was closed in the early morning hours, after the collapse was detected.
The
agency said the collapse was caused by seven small earthquakes ranging
in magnitude from 1.3 to 4.3. It said the roadway runs over a known
geological fault in the area, and that it had been raining heavily. No
injuries were reported.
Traffic was being diverted onto a smaller, non-toll highway.
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