Mudslides Kill 11 Villagers In Rural Mexico
Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Oaxaca, Mexico (AHN) - Mudslides in rural Mexico bury two homes and kill 11 people, four of them children. Heavy rain caused a mountainside to give way in the village of Monte Orden, destroying both homes and killing the families inside. Martin Vela, director of civil protection for Oaxaca state, says the victims include four children, ages 1 to 14 and seven adults. Villagers used homemade tools and their bare hands to scoop away the mud and recover bodies. Renato Avendano, justice of the peace for Monte Orden, says the mudslides damaged the homes of at least 22 other families in the village, which is located 120 miles west of Oaxaca city. However, rescue officials do not expect the death toll to increase. Avendano tells The Associated Press, "The mountain came down on top of us."
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