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Earthquake. saying the death toll in the quake has been raised to 230 people. with 100 deaths comes in mexico city alone. crews have been desperately searching through trapped and collapsed building listening in for any sound of life. 50 people rescued from the rubble of a building there yesterday. elsewhere in mexico city, a much more grim scene as teams have been working through the night to free a young girl trapped beneath the remnants of her school. 21 children and four adults were killed w...

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Team of volunteers help keep track of the names of the teachers and students who were inside the school. >> this papers, the blue one and the white one was the people death. and thats for opportunity. >> most of the buildings surrounding the school with stood the force of the earth kwalk. only this portion cratered in on itself and rescue workers vowed to continue the search as long as it takes. >> joining me now clin reporter simon. youve been here for most of the day. obviously the focus now i...

Islands. the sense of despair, disbelief. and what does this actually mean? >> appreciate your reporting. stay safe down there. well on talk to you soon. now i want to turn to mexico where a desperate search is under way for survivors. he issers tonight racing to pull a young girl out from under a collapsed school. whats the latest on this dramatic search and rescue? >> hi, don. well, its been a chaotic day. behind me you can see all of the thousands of people who have turned out to support the ...

I know its been a difficult morning there. you had that moment where all of the rescue workers behind you on the pile there, they stood with their fists up like quiet because they thought they heard somethi something. did anything come of that? >> reporter: they continued working franticly. then they raised their fists up one more time. its the only two instances as of 5:00 a.m. this morning that we have seen that at this employment center. you see that behind me i was just talking to some of th...

Hundreds of rescue workers who have descended on this elementary school to save anyone who might still be trapped inside the rubble. >> this is the area where crews have been working for last 24 hours trying to pull out survivors. look at the impact here of the building. crushing that car there. you see all the workers here for more than 24 hours school wherel dozen children were killed as the building collapsed down to the ground here. speaking quietly, because a lot of crews have been trying t...

>> staying on top of that story. lets move on to mexico city and a grim scene. the death toll rising to 250. continuing to put their lives on the line as they locate survivors. you see it there. a woman is pulled to safety at a collapsed elementary school where more than two dozen died. all hands on deck. the volunteers are working through the night scrambling to save a 12-year-old girl they believe is still alive. they are trying to shore up the heavily damaged structure. miguel, any indication...