▁with ▁severe ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁The ▁tra ged y ▁spark ed ▁a ▁national ▁out rage , ▁and ▁President ▁De ▁la ▁Madrid ▁visited ▁the ▁affected ▁area ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 . ▁He ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁destroyed ▁homes . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁the ▁Pro cur ad ur ía ▁General ▁de ▁Just icia ▁found ▁the ▁state - run ▁oil ▁company ▁P em ex ▁to ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁incident , ▁and ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁in dem n ification ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁apparently ▁having ▁been ▁caused ▁by ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁in comp et ence ▁at ▁the ▁state - run ▁company , ▁the ▁public ▁further ▁res ented ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁public ▁institutions . ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Earth qu ake ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁an ▁ 8 . 0 ▁magnitude ▁earth qu ake ▁dev ast ated ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁caused ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁De ▁La ▁Madrid ' s ▁m ish and ling ▁of ▁the ▁dis aster ▁dam aged ▁his ▁popular ity ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁initial ▁ref us al ▁of ▁international ▁aid . ▁It ▁placed ▁Mexico ' s ▁del icate ▁path ▁to ▁economic ▁recovery ▁in ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁prec ari ous ▁situation , ▁as ▁the ▁destruction ▁extended ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The