KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this hour for a search for survivors in Central America -- quite a serious note -- where a powerful earthquake has killed scores of people. The quake was centered about 65 miles southeast of El Salvador's capitol, San Salvador. It hit yesterday, sending people running for cover and temporarily knocking out power. El Salvador's president has declared a national emergency, and he's appealing for international aid as rescuers search for buried victims. At least 80 people were killed in El Salvador and Guatemala; however, rescue workers found three people alive today. Red Cross officials say 1,200 people are still missing, some buried under homes crushed by a landslide. We get more now from CNN's Glen Vansutven (ph).</s>GLEN VANSUTVEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The earthquake happened shortly before noon on Saturday. It hit hard an area outside of the capitol, San Salvador. More than 200 homes in a suburb were buried in a landslide. The United States Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 7.6; that's enough to devastate areas that felt the worst of it. Salvadoran President Francisco Flores has declared a national emergency. He's requested international aid, especially in the search for victims. Guatemala also felt the wrath, but not as severely.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We've activated our national emergency center. We've been in touch with all institutions who have to respond to this kind of crisis, and we're glad to report that everything is under control.</s>VANSUTVEN: In the San Salvador suburb, a hospital was hit and patients were moved into makeshift facilities outside. They included babies being cared for in incubators. Most of the destruction in El Salvador came along the Pacific coast in the southwestern part of the country. The quake knocked out radio and television stations, disrupted phone service and knocked out electricity for a time. Rescuers say it will be some time before the full extent of the devastation, in human and material terms, will be know. Glen Vansutven, CNN.
Central American Earthquake Kills at Least 80