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World|politics|September 21, 2017 / 11:45 AM
Over 230 dead in Mexico quake as rescuers desperately search for survivors

AKIPRESS.COM - At least 230 people, including 21 schoolchildren, are dead after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, hitting on the 32nd anniversary of the biggest quake to strike the country's capital, APreported.

Rescuers worked tirelessly on Wednesday night as reports surfaced of at least one girl -- and possibly other children -- who have been located alive beneath the rubble of the Enrique Rebsamen school.

Yesterday's earthquake was centered about 75 miles southeast of Mexico City and caused extensive damage, leveling at least 44 buildings, including homes, schools and office buildings, according to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who did a flyover of the city Tuesday afternoon.

Among the dead are at least 25 people — 21 students and four teachers — at a collapsed primary school in the south of the capital. So far, 11 people have been rescued, but two students and one teacher remain missing, according to Education Minister Aurelio Nuno.

In Mexico City alone, 52 people have been rescued from damaged buildings, according to city officials.

Rescuers continued to comb through the wreckage, looking for survivors Wednesday, pausing to listen for voices. Relatives told The Associated Press they received WhatsApp messages from two girls inside.

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