Death Toll in Mexico Mudslides Up to 23; 9 Missing
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › October 07, 2010
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OAXACA, Mexico -- A rain-soaked hillside crumbled and crushed an elderly couple in their home Thursday, raising the death toll from a series of landslides across southern Mexico this week to at least 23. The search continued for at least nine missing people.
In the worst disaster, a mudslide surged into a community in Chiapas state Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring 13, while another avalanche left three people missing in a nearby town, federal officials said.See the full content of this document
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Death Toll in Mexico Mudslides Up to 23; 9 Missing
Heavy rains have beleaguered much of Mexico's south for weeks.
In Oaxaca state, a hillside c...See the full content of this document
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