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    Hard hats, hope and heartbreak in Mexico City

    As we go to air, it's been roughly 48 hours since Mexico City was hit by a massive earthquake -- 32 years to the day since a previous tremor destroyed much of the city. At least 230 people have died.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    As we go to air, it's been roughly 48 hours since Mexico City was hit by a massive earthquake -- 32 years to the day since a previous tremor destroyed much of the city. At least 230 people have died.

    Rescue workers search through the rubble for students at Enrique Rebsamen school

    after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 2017

    Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters

    Kate Linthicum, who is in Mexico City for the Los Angeles Times has reported on a "gesture of hope, solidarity and resilience" during the effort to locate survivors. We hear from her and from former Mexican congressman Carlos Heredia, now a professor at CIDE in Mexico City.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Kate Linthicum

      foreign correspondent for the LA Times

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      Carlos Heredia

      Wilson Center

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    3 of 3
    Raids, warrants and wiretaps: Mueller's investigation heats up
    1. 1:23Trump announces new sanctions on North Korea
    2. 7:37Paul Manafort's in the hot seat. Who's next?
    3. 40:45Hard hats, hope and heartbreak in Mexico CityYou’re reading this
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