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Bodies recovered from Mexico bus 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. Rescue workers have recovered 24 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. Hundreds of emergency workers spent the night digging through mud and rocks to reach the bus.
The first body, that of a woman, was recovered late on Wednesday. Officials have expressed little help of finding survivors.
President Felipe Calderon has ordered the interior and defence departments to help in the rescue efforts. The bodies of at least four children have been pulled from the rubble.
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.
Residents of the nearby village of Zacacuapan said they heard the landslide but only realised what had happened when the bus failed to reach the village.
Coffee grower Benito Cortes said he knew most of the victims.
"We got down there and it was all covered up and we realized something had happened because the bus never arrived".