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Los Topos - Mexico's earthquake 'moles'.
In September 1985 a huge earthquake hit Mexico City. Thousands of people were killed. But within days an elite rescue team had formed, called 'Los Topos' or 'the moles', they would bury into the rubble to rescue trapped and injured victims. Eduardo Acevedo has been one of Los Topos since the beginning.
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