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Mexico buried bus toll reaches 32 | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
Rescue workers have now recovered 32 bodies from a bus buried by a landslide in central Mexico and hopes are fading for any other passengers on board. | |
Between 40 and 60 people, including a group of schoolchildren and teachers, were thought to be aboard. | |
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. |
Hundreds of emergency workers spent the night digging to reach the bus. | |
State ambulance chief Salvador Bianchini said there were fears the nearby cliff could engulf rescuers but that the search would probably continue on Friday. | |
The bodies of at least four children were among those pulled from the rubble. All but two of the 32 victims have been identified. | |
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 fell 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. | 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. | Coffee grower Benito Cortes said he knew most of the victims. |
"We got down there and it was all covered up and we realised something had happened because the bus never arrived". | |
State Governor Mario Marin said the administration would pay for funerals and set up scholarships for the children of the deceased. |