RESCUED: Mexico City firefighters recover victims from earthquake rubble

Mexico City firefighters have shared footage of two dramatic rescues that took place following Tuesday's earthquake.

One video shows an elderly woman being lifted to safety on a stretcher. A firefighter shouts, "She's alive!" and the crowd cheers.

Another video shows firefighters crawling through rubble to rescue a woman trapped underneath. They encourage her to stay calm as they work to free her.

Watch above.

At least 44 buildings were leveled in the quake, according to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

More than 50 survivors have been rescued from disaster sites since the magnitude-7.1 quake struck Tuesday.

At least 273 have died, and 1,900 more were injured.

 

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