Page 25 - Rescue Worker News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

There, they sit for any signs of life. there was one moment of good news, earlier at this exact point, a man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. as time goes on, obviously those miracles become fewer and further between. any rescue worker working these kind of situations, they will tell you the maximum they believe anybody can survive in these kind of conditions under that rubble is 72-96 hours. in other words, the maximum is four days. we are approaching the 72 hour mark right now so a lot of the families of missing loved ones beginning to lose hope and beginning to feel the government mi...

They've been buried for 48 hours. rescuers gave them phones, water and chocolate. they're trying to keep them alive and as comfortable as they possibly can while they try to reach them. the earthquake pancaked dozens of other buildings in mexico, officials say at least 230 people have died. let's go back to nbc's mariana atencio. she's been at that school all day long. mariana, you're talking to a rescue worker? >> reporter: yes, katy, because i wanted to show you the scene right now, it's been completely changed within the past hour or so. as i mentioned to you before, instead of bringing deb...

That are trapped in these buildings. >> mariana was talking to a rescue worker, people, he was saying the people in there are highly specialized. there's plumbers, electricians, obviously builders in there. talk to me why you need such a variety of folks with that sort of expertise? >> well, look, these are the folks that actually build buildings, i mean, they know it's inside and outs of the kinds of structures. and so, they provide, to the rescue teams, a level of expertise that will ensure that the rescuers have the best pathway moving forward. engineers are going to be critical. being able...

This way with the supplies. i'll make sure to point it to you. i want to introduce you to christian, christian is a rescue worker. you're actually from los angeles. you volunteered to come here. you have been inside and we haven't. what is the scene like inside and what's going on? >> well, it's really bad, though. it's really bad. there are a lot of iron workers. a lot of carpenters, a lot of plumbers. >> reporter: so very specialized individuals here. >> yes, electricians. and they all work together with the mexican marine corps to bring these people out of there. >> reporter: why do they ne...

Visuals as this dramatic rescue is underway. >> even in the last 20 minutes, the scene is far more active than it was even a few minutes ago. we've seen new rescuers come in, we've seen supplies, water, oxygen. and again, those resources might be for the rescue workers, not the victims inside, because you've got rescue workers who have been on the scene for upwards of 30 hours. this devastating earthquake, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, hit north of 45 hours ago. the biggest earthquake mexico has seen since 1985. we're now seeing a rescue worker run out. he has a white hat on. remember the profes...