Paciencia y fe en la búsqueda de víctimas del terremoto en México (fotos)

People gather to pray at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Cinco días después del devastador terremoto de 7,1 grados que dejó más de 300 muertos en México, cada vez hay menos esperanzas de encontrar a gente con vida bajo los escombros pero los rescatistas siguen pidiendo paciencia y fe, reseña AFP.

De madrugada y tras jornadas ininterrumpidas de búsqueda entre los escombros de un edificio de departamentos de Tlalpan, en el sur de la capital, los rescatistas sacaron un cadáver, constató la AFP.





El sábado, gracias a un escáner térmico, habían detectado a dos personas con vida pero era una tarea titánica llegar hasta ellas.

Cerca de ahí, en la escuela Enrique Rebsamen, el ejército continuaba buscando a una empleada que supuestamente sigue bajo los escombros de esta primaria y secundaria que se desplomó causando la muerte de 19 niños y seis adultos.

“Se aclara categóricamente que por el momento no se realizará la demolición del edificio y no se utilizará ningún tipo de maquinaria hasta que se tenga la plena certeza” de haber rescatado a todas las víctimas, vivas o muertas, dijo a la prensa el capitán de la Marina Sergio Suazo.

El militar explicó que los rescatistas realizaron un túnel vertical de cuatro metros de profundidad que “hasta el momento no ha generado resultados positivos”, pero “se ubicó otra área de búsqueda donde podría encontrarse personal confinado”.

“Queremos que se haga un peritaje para deslindar responsabilidades” por el derrumbe de la escuela, aseguró de su lado Claudia Sheinbaum, delegada de Tlalpan.

En tanto, en el céntrico sector Roma-Condesa la esperanza se mantenía en lo que fue un edificio de oficinas.

“Paciencia (…) estamos en espera de que nos llegue un equipo de cámaras infrarrojas que van a poder detectar los cuerpos que puedan existir, vamos a poder ver a través de los muros”, dijo a la cadena Televisa Ulises Zárate, el coordinador tecnológico de la Cruz Roja mexicana.

“Vinimos a salvar vidas. Hay que tener fe y pensar que a lo mejor [las personas adentro] tenían algún lugar donde podían seguir recibiendo aire y así poder sobrevivir”, dijo a la AFP Karin Kvitca, una rescatista israelí de 29 años.

Las autoridades no precisan cuántas personas estarían ahí atrapadas pero en un poste cuelga una lista con 46 nombres.

Cerca hay una manta con la imagen de una de las víctimas y un mensaje de esperanza: “Adrián, eres un guerrero. Tu familia, tus amigos y Darío te esperamos. Te abrazamos bien fuerte”.

Los familiares se muestran por momentos desesperados, lloran, rezan ante una enorme virgen de yeso colocada atrás de una carpa donde pernoctan.

– En busca de refuerzos –

Muchos rescatistas abandonaban las tareas vencidos por el agotamiento y lanzaron llamados en la televisión pidiendo apoyo en determinados sectores.

El llamado surte efecto y en Roma-Condesa se organizan los turnos en la madrugada.

“Hay una fila muy grande allá. Para que no estén formados toda la noche les pedimos que vengan en la mañana”, dijo a la AFP Valentina Toledo, una coordinadora de voluntarios de 38 años.

También se pedía que los voluntarios llevaran alimentos calientes para reconfortar a los rescatistas, que se la han pasado con sándwiches y otras comidas frías.

En el norte, concluyeron las tareas de rescate en uno de los puntos más complicados: un edificio alto de departamentos que se derrumbó pero mantenía una fachada amenazadora. Vecinos y rescatistas, entre ellos varios chilenos, entonaron el himno mexicano, mientras que una de las víctimas fue despedida por sus familiares con mariachis.

Los capitalinos sienten psicosis por las constantes réplicas sísmicas. El sábado, despertaron angustiados por la alerta que sonó poco antes de las 08h00 (13h00 GMT) para anticipar un movimiento telúrico de 6,1 grados en el sureño Oaxaca, una réplica del terremoto de 8,2 registrado el 7 de septiembre, el más intenso en México en un siglo y que dejó 96 muertos.

El nuevo sismo dejó dos mujeres muertas en la capital por infarto mientras otra mujer y un hombre también fallecieron en Oaxaca.

Hasta la mañana de este domingo, sumaban 318 muertos por el sismo de magnitud 7,1 del martes: 180 en Ciudad de México, 73 en el estado de Morelos, 45 en Puebla, 13 en Estado de México, 6 en Guerrero y uno en Oaxaca, Protección Civil federal.

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Rescue workers place a corpse found in the rubble into a morgue-enabled van in Mexico City early on September 24, 2017, five days after a powerful quake hit central Mexico. Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City's devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on September 24, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Rescue workers place a corpse found in the rubble into a morgue-enabled van in Mexico City early on September 24, 2017, five days after a powerful quake hit central Mexico.
Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City’s devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on September 24, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Rescue workers carry a body found in the rubble in Mexico City early on September 24, 2017, five days after a powerful quake hit central Mexico. Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City's devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on September 24, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Rescue workers carry a body found in the rubble in Mexico City early on September 24, 2017, five days after a powerful quake hit central Mexico.
Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City’s devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on September 24, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
An Argentinian sniffer dog named Uma takes a break while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City in the early hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
An Argentinian sniffer dog named Uma takes a break while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City in the early hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
An Argentinian sniffer dog named Uma takes a break while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City in the early hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
An Argentinian sniffer dog named Uma takes a break while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City in the early hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Rescue workers continue to dig into the debris of a flattened building in the search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers continue to dig into the debris of a flattened building in the search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers make the signal calling for silence as they continue to search for survivors in Mexico City in the wee hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers make the signal calling for silence as they continue to search for survivors in Mexico City in the wee hours of the morning on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Two Argentinian rescue workers take a break with their sniffer dogs while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Two Argentinian rescue workers take a break with their sniffer dogs while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the devastating quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
A firefighter takes part in the search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
A firefighter takes part in the search for survivors in Mexico City on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers from Spain take a break while participating in the search for survivors in Mexico City, on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
Rescue workers from Spain take a break while participating in the search for survivors in Mexico City, on September 24, 2017, five days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico.
A strong 6.1 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to temporarily suspend work. / AFP PHOTO / Omar Torres
A crane remove damaged tanks from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero
A crane remove damaged tanks from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Members of a Japanese rescue team work in the rubble of a collapsed multi family residential, after an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Members of a Japanese rescue team work in the rubble of a collapsed multi family residential, after an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
A family member of a person missing underneath the rubble of a collapsed building, holds a rosary as rescue teams continue the search, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
A family member of a person missing underneath the rubble of a collapsed building, holds a rosary as rescue teams continue the search, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Soldiers, members of rescue teams and volunteers work in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Soldiers, members of rescue teams and volunteers work in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
A man walks past flowers and candles for the victims who died when a building in the neighbourhood collapsed in an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme
A man walks past flowers and candles for the victims who died when a building in the neighbourhood collapsed in an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme
People comfort a family member of an earthquake victim who is still trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
People comfort a family member of an earthquake victim who is still trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
People gather to pray at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
People gather to pray at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Onlookers observe as rescue teams continue to search for people in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Onlookers observe as rescue teams continue to search for people in the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. Picture taken September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez