Mexican earthquake victims and rescuers honoured at the Day of the Dead Parade

"We had an obligation to pay tribute to the fallen, while transmitting the message that the city is still standing."

Mexico City's central Zocalo plaza was filled by the papier mache dead, skeletal Catrina figures and candle-covered shrines where people were invited to place photographs of those killed in two recent earthquakes, which together left more than 400 dead across the country.

A raised fist was the signal the rescuers gave for silence to hear if anyone was trapped under the rubble left by the most recent quake.