This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6272180.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Bodies recovered from Mexico bus | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
Rescue workers have recovered 14 bodies from a bus buried by a landslide in central Mexico. | |
At least 40 people, including a group of schoolchildren and teachers, were thought to be on board. | |
The bus was travelling on a remote road in Puebla early on Wednesday, after heavy rains, when a mountainside collapsed on top of it. | |
Officials say more than 500 people are searching for survivors, but a second mudslide has hampered rescue efforts. | |
The first body, that of a woman, was recovered late on Wednesday. | |
President Felipe Calderon has ordered the interior and defence departments to help in the rescue efforts. | |
Huge rocks | Huge rocks |
It is not clear exactly how many people were on board the bus bound for Tehuacan, but witnesses said it was full. | It is not clear exactly how many people were on board the bus bound for Tehuacan, but witnesses said it was full. |
A senior state rescue official, German Garcia, told the Reuters news agency that mud and rock as much as 7m (23ft) thick lay on top of the vehicle. | A senior state rescue official, German Garcia, told the Reuters news agency that mud and rock as much as 7m (23ft) thick lay on top of the vehicle. |
Witness Mario Jimenez told W Radio he was driving behind the bus near the town of Eloxochitlan when he saw huge rocks slide down the mountain. | Witness Mario Jimenez told W Radio he was driving behind the bus near the town of Eloxochitlan when he saw huge rocks slide down the mountain. |
"The rocks fell first and then it was the dirt," Mr Jimenez said. | "The rocks fell first and then it was the dirt," Mr Jimenez said. |