Death toll in helicopter crash in southern Mexico rises to 13

Rescueres work at the helicopter accident site in Santiago Jamiltepec of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Feb. 17, 2018. Thirteen people were killed after a military helicopter crashed on Friday in southern Mexico following an earthquake in the region, prosecutors in Oaxaca State said Saturday. The helicopter also carried Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Governor of Oaxaca State Alejandro Murat, both of whom survived. (Xinhua/Rebeca Martinez)

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17 (Xinhua)-- Thirteen people were killed after a military helicopter crashed in southern Mexico following an earthquake in the region, prosecutors in the state of Oaxaca said on Saturday.

The crash occurred after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the country on Friday.