20 students killed as a result of collapse of a primary school Enrique Rebsamen in Mexico city.
Mexican President Enrique peña Nieto confirmed Financiero TV deaths of 22 people. According to preliminary data, among them two adults. Another 30 children and 8 adults are still missing.
Hundreds of soldiers, police and volunteers continue rescue efforts in dangerous ruins of the destroyed school.
A volunteer doctor Pedro Serrano is one of those who managed to squeeze through the cracks and get to class.
«We managed to get destroyed in class,» he told USA Today. «We saw some chairs and wooden tables, and then the body.»
To the question, is there any hope to find somebody alive, Serrano replied that they were all trying, in spite of the danger.
«We hear loud noises, but don’t know whether they come from above, from the walls that have not collapsed, or the bottom of someone shouting for help».
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As of 20 September, the death toll in the earthquake of magnitude 7.1 points increased to 226 people.
In Mexico, this is the highest number of victims since the earthquake in 1985, which killed thousands of people.
The mayor of Mexico city Miguel angel Mancera said that the capital has killed at least 30 people. The building collapsed in 44 points throughout the city.
Mexico city international airport has temporarily suspended work.
#FuerzaMéxico | Rescate de dos niños de la escuela Enrique Rebsamen, en Villa Coapa, DF. https://t.co/9CjIlFfckU pic.twitter.com/aGbm0M5Gyt
— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) September 20, 2017
