Passers-by had also raced to the school immediately after the quake to pluck students from the cavities and openings of the buckled structure. Her own daughter was safe, she said, having been at a different school that did not collapse. But she could not sit idle while others suffered, and so she raced to this school to help however she could. At least three parents at the site of Enrique Rebsamen, a Mexico City private school, had been communicating with their children trapped inside. “He is such a smart little boy!”He melted back into the crowd of anguished parents congregated outside of the school — and waited.

Source: New York Times September 20, 2017 16:47 UTC