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People watch the badly damaged bridge that crosses the Macuilxochitl river near the town of Tlacolula, Mexico, Tuesday. Rescue operations attempting to reach the town of Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec have been delayed due to the condition of the bridge. OAXACA, Mexico (Associated Press) — A hillside collapsed on hundreds of sleeping residents in a rural Mexican community early Tuesday, adding to the deadly toll that weeks of heavy rains have exacted on parts of Latin America.
Authorities in the town of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec said seven people were killed in the mudslide and at least 100 were missing, but the leader of their state, Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz, reported four confirmed dead and 12 missing.
President Felipe Calderon reported on his Twitter account that an Army commander and 30 soldiers had reached the town by foot and that there was a lot of damage, but "perhaps not of the magnitude initially reported."
"We are very saddened by this tragedy, very sad but very determined to do everything in God's power to save the victims who are alive in this landslide and to help the people of Santa Maria," Calderon told reporters.
Read the full story: Rain hampers rescue efforts in Mexican mudslide
» Mudslide in Mexico buries homes (New York Times)
» Warning signs came before landslide in Oaxaca (Los Angeles Times)
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