What's left of home

For many Mexican residents whose homes were destroyed in the September earthquake, the question of when or if the government will help rebuild their homes is up in the air

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A woman stands in the remains of her home in after an earthquake struck in Tepalcingo, Mexico.
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Ventura Sanchez, 63, inside her house in La Nopalera.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Edgard Garrido)Mexico City and its surrounding states bore the brunt of the devastation. More than 360 people were killed, including 19 children who were inside a school when it coll)

Prudencio Gutierrez, 66, a farm worker, in his home in San Francisco Xochiteopan. "The most valuable thing that I recovered was my hat," he told Reuters.
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Maria Trinidad Gonzalez, 41, holds some cookware on the rubble of her house in Tepalcingo. She's currently living in in her backyard.
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Maria Guzman, 70, on the rubble of her house in San Jose Platanar. She holds a photo of her wedding day, which she found amid the debris.
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Teresa Luna, 49, a seamstress, and her dog Dokie sit in her home in Chietla.
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Elena Zapata, 69, and her granddaughter Mariana, 3, stand inside the ruins of their house in Tepalcingo.
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Rene Contreras, 20, a student, on the rubble of his house in Jojutla de Juarez.
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Luis Medina, 36, a farm worker, with his wife Maria Teresa Espinoza, 35, and daughter Maria de Jesus Medina, 9, hold a picture of the Virgin Mary inside their house in San Jose Platanar.
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Miguel Najera, 50, a farm worker, on the rubble of his house in San Jose Platanar.
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Catalina Martinez, 78, in the doorway of her house in San Jose Platanar. "I hope the authorities do not deceive us with promises," she told Reuters. "I do not know what's going to happen to us."
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Kelly Gonsalves
Kelly Gonsalves

Kelly Gonsalves is a sex and culture writer exploring love, lust, identity, and feminism. Her work has appeared at Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and more, and she previously worked as an associate editor for The Week. She's obsessed with badass ladies doing badass things, wellness movements, and very bad rom-coms.