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Heartbreaking Scenes As Mexico City Digs Out From Earthquake

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A rescuer and a firefighter search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on Sept. 21, 2017, as the search for survivors continues two days after a strong quake hit Central Mexico. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)
A rescuer and a firefighter search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on Sept. 21, 2017, as the search for survivors continues two days after a strong quake hit Central Mexico. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

Two days after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Central Mexico, rescuers are still desperately hoping to find more survivors in rubble. But even for those who escaped unharmed, there are still dangers.

Here & Now's Robin Young gets the latest from NPR's Carrie Kahn (@ckahn), who is in Mexico City and says weakened buildings are continuing to collapse.

This segment aired on September 21, 2017.

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