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Officials have talked about how the process of identifying bodies has been extremely challenging - and is being carried out in small batches - as most of the remains have been charred beyond recognition.

It’s not uncommon to see lines of customers stretching the length of the counter as they wait for charred meats on a layer of crispy cheese and fresh blue corn tortillas.

Now, they were surrounded by charred metal pieces of aircraft.

A volunteer at Civil Hospital told the BBC, on condition of anonymity, that many bodies are so badly charred and mangled, physical identification may be impossible.

After twenty minutes, the house was engulfed in an inferno before the frame gave way, collapsing into a smoking heap of charred debris.