Another 37 high school students were trapped in their school, which collapsed soon after they arrived for a special class. Six of the students were rescued within hours of the quake. The bodies of 16 others were pulled out of the rubble, while another 15 teenagers were still missing. Parents waited as rescue workers dug through the ruins of the school, but the cries of those buried beneath had faded by Sunday. As aftershocks continued to rattle throughout the disaster zone, residents remained in a state of panic.
People just say they want to get out.
This morning there was an aftershock that has frightened people again. The Indian Air Force is flying food, tents and portable medical units to the devastated region. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has stated relief operations will be carried out on a warfooting. Bhavesh Patel sobs Saturday in Ahmedabad as he finds that three of his relatives have perished in the earthquake and a fourth is missing. Aid from all over the world also began to drift in over the weekend.