At Mexican School Hit by Quake, Heartbreak and Dwindling Hope
- 7 years ago
At Mexican School Hit by Quake, Heartbreak and Dwindling Hope
He wondered how to tell her that her younger brother, also named Gustavo, was dead — one of at least 30 children who perished at the Enrique Rebsámen school after it collapsed in the earthquake
that devastated Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people.
At least three parents at the site of Enrique Rebsámen, a Mexico City private school, had been communicating with their children trapped inside.
By Wednesday night, five people were known to be still missing, including one student who officials said was alive
but trapped as rescuers tried frantically to reach her.
By the time Mauricio arrived a few hours later, hundreds of medical personnel, rescuers, volunteers
and families were racing around, trying to unearth students still buried in the rubble.
One of the many volunteers, seated at a makeshift desk on Tuesday night, helped
keep a list of the injured and the dead; it included at least five adults.
He wondered how to tell her that her younger brother, also named Gustavo, was dead — one of at least 30 children who perished at the Enrique Rebsámen school after it collapsed in the earthquake
that devastated Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people.
At least three parents at the site of Enrique Rebsámen, a Mexico City private school, had been communicating with their children trapped inside.
By Wednesday night, five people were known to be still missing, including one student who officials said was alive
but trapped as rescuers tried frantically to reach her.
By the time Mauricio arrived a few hours later, hundreds of medical personnel, rescuers, volunteers
and families were racing around, trying to unearth students still buried in the rubble.
One of the many volunteers, seated at a makeshift desk on Tuesday night, helped
keep a list of the injured and the dead; it included at least five adults.