Sixteen schools in Mexico City were destroyed or seriously damaged in the earthquake. At least 25 people – 21 children and four adults – were confirmed dead at primary school Colegio Enrique Rebsamen, and a rescue mission was underway on Thursday to try and free a 12-year-old girl still trapped under the rubble.

One volunteer, Ivan Ramos, told CNN that his son was a student at Colegio Enrique Rebsamen and had survived the quake. “This is a tragedy,” he said. “It’s kids. It will take a long time to heal.”

According to UNICEF’s website, the charity’s “priorities will be to provide social and emotional support for children and adolescents affected by the quake” in Mexico, “and to help them regain a sense of normalcy by helping them resume their educations as soon as possible”.

You can also support earthquake victims in Mexico by donating money to the International Community Foundation, Global Giving and Oxfam Mexico.

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This is how Salma Hayek is helping Mexico’s earthquake victims