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President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent today a condolence message to President Enrique Peña Nieto of the United States of Mexico in connection with the devastating earthquake in Mexico, which caused numerous casualties and great destruction, press department at the President’s Office reported.

CNN reported earlier the 7.1 magnitude quake turned dozens of buildings in central Mexico into dust and debris, killing at least 225 people. According to the national coordinator of civil protection for the Interior Ministry, 94 of the deaths came in Mexico City -- which, with an urban area of more than 21 million people, is one of the most populous cities in the Western Hemisphere.

There were also 71 deaths in Morelos state, 43 in Puebla state, 12 in the state of Mexico, four in Guerrero state and one in Oaxaca state, according to Puente's tally. To provide some scope of the affected area, Oaxaca de Juarez, the capital of Oaxaca state, is almost 480 kilometers from Mexico City.

The country has declared three days of mourning for those killed in the quake, according to Mexico's Secretary of Public Function.