'They found his cellphone': Families tell of desperate searches after Mexico metro collapse

MEXICO CITY: Samuel Del Aguila's son was on his way home from his job at the airport in Mexico City on Monday night when his family saw the first news reports aboutWhen 29-year-old Immer did not arrive home at the usual time, his family started to worry, and began calling his phone repeatedly.Hours later, there was finally an answer, but the voice on the other end was not Immer.

"They told us to come here to see if he was with those who did not survive. And unfortunately he was," said Del Aguila, sobbing gently.Del Aguila's family was one of many who endured agonising searches and long waits for information about their loved ones after a metro overpass collapsed and a train plunged onto a busy street in southeast Mexico City late on Monday, killing at least 24 people and injuring about 79 others.

Daniel underwent abdominal surgery and then was transported by helicopter to another hospital, all while Hernandez and other relatives pleaded for information on his whereabouts.Many of those Reuters spoke to blamed shoddy construction and political corruption for the collapse.

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