city, shannon. heartbreak because so many parents still wait outside the crushed ruins of that school not knowing the fate of their children. hope because they believe they have made contact with at least one girl who is still alive. they are desperately trying to get to her. here is what it looks like at the scene. watch this. directly ahead of us is the collapsed school. it is a constant hive of activity here as hundreds of rescue workers continue the desperate search for children who may have survived and trapped beneath the rubble. supplies are constantly being brought in and the workers are constantly digging away as carefully as they can at that rubble trying to find anybody who could still be alive. and then every few minutes the rescue workers and the civilian volunteers here hold a clenched fist in the air.
collapsed school. it is a constant hive of activity here, as hundreds of rescue workers continue to desperate search for any children who may have survived and be trapped beneath the rubble of that school. as you can see, supplies are constantly being brought in and the workers are constantly digging away as carefully as they can at that rubble, trying to find anybody who could still be alive. and then every few minutes the rescue workers and the civilian volunteers here hold their clenched fist in the air. that is the signal for silence. the signal those workers believe they might be able to hear something. it is a sign of desperation and as every minute ticks away, this situation becomes more desperate. and right now, harris, we are in one of those moments where they called for silence as they listen carefully for any kind of movement, any voice that might give them further hope that they
mexico yesterday. at least 225 people have lost their lives in this disaster. the second major quake that hit mexico, the other one was down near the border, and just the last couple of weeks. these numbers sadly are expected to rise as they continue to come through the rubble. jonathan following all of this for us today. the rescue efforts continued tonight. jonathan, good evening. martha, we are at a staging post for the official rescue workers and the many hundreds of volunteer civilians who are engaged in the effort to search through the rubble of what was mexico city elementary school. so far we are told at least 30 children are confirmed to have died when that school collapse. up to another 30 may be missing. here s what it s like at the scene. directly ahead of us is the collapsed school. it is a constant hive of