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Survivors. >> you can hear the muffled sound of rescue workers as they work inside that collapsed part of the building. >> the work inside the building is treasure rouse, wooden pillars have been brought in to fortify whats left of the school. hector mendez is part of a volunteer brigade of rescue workers known as the moles. he said his team arrived on scene an hour after the school collapsed and the 70-year-old volunteer believes more people will be pulled out alive. >> do you think youll be ab...

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Assess the scope of the disaster. many in the country have family here, family members say they are still not able to get in touch with family on the island. lets start with msnbcs mariana atencio whos at a textile factory. what are you seeing this afternoon? >> reporter: i want to pan over here to show you this. this is a beam rescue workers are removing by hand. we have seen images like this, people pulling beams and cars like this with their bare hands throughout the morning. the frantic atte...

Now, all of this very dangerous for these rescue workers. but doing this around the clock. there are hundreds of resources here. because just imagine the agony of these parents that kissed their children good-bye just because they were going to school on tuesday morning, only to know that this earthquake would happen. now they are trapped inside. we know of this 12-year-old girl thats trapped. they believe others are trapped inside too. so there are other parents that are also hoping and praying...

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Far. so it is hopeful that they are getting close to bringing someone out. we know they believe there was a girl down there, they could see her arm moving or think her arm was moving. they got a hose down to her so they could get some water to her. they were using thermal devices to see how she was doing. so they think they have something. there is just a lot of activity down there right now. keep in mind, this is just one scene. there are hundreds of scenes like this across not only mexico city...

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Military people, we hear from doctors on the ground, even family members still searching for their loved ones. thats why i want to bring in a doctor who works for the secretary of health. can you tell me some of the things youve seen here working on this site. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: im a doctor here. i was here since wednesday. 24 hours. ive been working out of the parking lot. what have you seen? [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: ive seen bodies being pulled from he...

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