( CNN ) -- The number of people killed from an earthquake in Costa Rica rose to 34 on Saturday , a government official said . Rigoberto Vargas weeps with his daughters for his missing son on Saturday in San Miguel di Sarapiqui . Another 64 people were listed as missing two days after the 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook north-central Costa Rica , the official said . Emergency personnel continued to search for victims affected by the quake , according to Ministry of Infrastructure spokeswoman Silvia Chaves . Rescuers reached 200 tourists who had been stranded in a hotel in Varablanca , and they were taken to safety , she said . Survivors described Thursday 's quake , which was centered about 20 miles north-northwest of the capital city of San Jose , as sudden and brutal . Landslides , tumbling rocks and collapsed buildings caused widespread devastation . `` I saw how the Earth moved and how it took my family -- my aunt , my cousin and her babies , '' Miguel Angel Marin told CNN affiliate Teletica TV . `` It was very hard because I wanted to save them but I could n't . '' On Friday , the U.S. government dispatched a team of 34 U.S. military personnel and four helicopters from Honduras-based Joint Task Force-Bravo to Costa Rica to assist . More than 1,200 people were stranded , without a way to get out of towns or homes , Red Cross official Milton Chaverri said . Another 1,000 people were living in shelters , he said . iReport.com : Are you there ? Send photos , video . The remote area near Alajuela , where the quake hit strongest , is difficult to reach , and officials said they were having to rely on helicopters for medical evacuations and to airlift supplies . Randall Picado , a government rescue official , said many residents were without water and other necessities . About 400 volunteers and Red Cross personnel were giving aid in 15 communities , Chaverri said . The temblor was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern and central Nicaragua , the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site . About 2,000 aftershocks have been felt in San Jose , the capital , and other cities throughout the nation , Red Cross spokeswoman Vilca said . The Geological Survey placed the earthquake 's epicenter at 20 miles ( 32 kilometers ) north-northwest of San Jose at a depth of 2.8 miles ( 4.5 kilometers ) . CNN 's Maria Callejas contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. More than 1,200 stranded , 1,000 more in shelters , Red Cross official says . `` I saw how the earth moved and how it took my family , '' survivor says .