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| Bodies recovered from Mexico bus | Bodies recovered from Mexico bus |
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| Rescue workers have recovered 14 bodies from a bus buried by a landslide in central Mexico. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | President Felipe Calderon has ordered the interior and defence departments to help in the rescue efforts. |
| 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. |