Following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19, civilians have been working around the clock to form medical teams, collection centers, rescue groups, and perform reconstruction work. It is an impressive social mobilization effort, reminiscent of Mexico’s reconstruction following the disastrous 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck in 1985. These days, hashtags like #VerificadoS19 (#VerifiedS19) are the latest in a series of new online tools developed to more efficiently channel support to areas in need. However, in the midst of this impressive display of solidarity throughout Mexico, reports have surfaced of politically-motivated hoarding, rescue protocol violations, attacks on civilians, refusal to publicly release crucial information, a general lack of sensitivity and an absence of response from different levels of the Mexican government. Voices began chiming in on September 21, under the hashtag #RescatePrimero (#RescueFirst), in protest of the army and navy’s efforts to start debris removal with heavy machinery before the 72-hour wait period recommended by international rescue protocols. This prompted the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission and the filing of legal proceedings to halt building demolition so the search for missing people could continue uninterrupted. #RescatePrimero si ya se cansaron los marinos o militares, hay muchos topos, brigadas y personas que tenemos fuerza y ganas de ayudar — Daniel Maldonado (@danymoto7) 21 2017 #RescatePrimero [“#RescueFirst”] If the navy or the military have exhausted themselves, there are still many diggers, teams, and people who have the strength and desire to help Apoyamos este comunicado de la #CNDH de México | Vía: @gomanego. #NoALaMaquinariaPesadapic.twitter.com/WIMW26L4Wi — Adán González (@rpkampuchea) 22 de septiembre de 2017 We support this statement from the #CNDH [The National Human Rights Commission] of Mexico | Via: @gomanego. #NoALaMaquinariaPesada [“#NoToHeavyMachinery”] pic.twitter.com/WIMW26L4Wi Jueces otorgan suspensiones con las que no se podrán derribar edificios dañados, si es posible ubicar sobrevivientes https://t.co/FW861mKTrQ — AnimalPolitico.com (@Pajaropolitico) 25 de septiembre de 2017 Judges grant suspension orders to stop demolishing damaged buildings, if it is still possible to locate survivors https://t.co/FW861mKTrQ A textile factory in Colonia Obrera is another location where irregularities have been reported, from refusals to disclose the identities of female employees or details about their working conditions, to physical and verbal aggression by troops sent from the nation’s capital. Sadly, there are painful similarities shared between current events and the earthquake that hit 32 years ago, when saving factory equipment was prioritized over the recovery of human lives. This is one of several cases that has revealed ongoing evidence of negligence and a relationship of corruption between the real estate industry and the government. Tensions in Colonia Obrera touched off confrontations between the military and civilians. ¿Hubo muertos en la fábrica que cayó en la Obrera? ¿Qué pasó ahí? Limpiaron el predio, no las dudas https://t.co/UmQc2ftQhE — Wendy Selene Pérez (@wendyselene) 25 de septiembre de 2017 Were there any deaths at the factory in Obrera? What happened there? They cleaned the premises, but not the doubts https://t.co/UmQc2ftQhE Mujeres obreras, muriendo en las fábricas en las que trabajan, en condiciones que no conocemos. No es la primera vez. #Chimalpopoca — Ani (@Panoptismo) 22 de septiembre de 2017 Women workers, dying in the factories where they work, in conditions we don't know about. It's not the first time. #Chimalpopoca RT #Urgente#Chimalpopoca —>Las trabajadoras dicen que hay sótano. Sacaron a brigadistas. Hay cerco policial y maquinaria. pic.twitter.com/UXtBgvAjMw — Cintia Bolio (@cintiabolio) 22 de septiembre de 2017 RT #Urgente [“#Urgent”] #Chimalpopoca —>Workers there say there is a basement. Troops have withdrawn. There is police fencing and machinery. pic.twitter.com/UXtBgvAjMw Anger and pain flared once more when it was discovered that information about the collapsed buildings on Álvaro Obregón and Gabriel Mancera Avenues in Mexico City was withheld for over six days, even though signs of life were detected as late as September 25. It is presumed that about 40 people may still be trapped. Demands from family members and rescue groups, directed at all levels of government, are increasing while critical time is running short.