Death toll in Mexico's landslide rises to 16
18:16, 30 September 2010
MEXICO CITY. September 30. KAZINFORM At least 16 people died and 13 more were injured in a landslide in Amatan town of southern Chiapas state, authorities said Wednesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The Interior Ministry's general coordinator of civil protection, Laura Gurza, told reporters that rescue teams had recovered 14 bodies and two more bodies were being removed from the mud.
Another landslide occurred in Chiapas' Nueva Colombia town, killing three people, she said.
Gurza said civil protection was on alert to any incident as rains in the area would continue for the coming hours; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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