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12 dead in latest mudslide in rain-soaked southern Mexico
Sep 30, 2010, 5:45 GMT
Mexico City - A mudslide on Wednesday in the rain-soaked mountains of southern Mexico left 12 people dead, authorities in Chiapas state said.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon wrote on his Twitter microblogging feed that rescue efforts were underway in the municipality of Amatan.
Civil defence authorities in Chiapas said that 16 people were injured.
Wednesday's disaster followed a mudslide on Tuesday in neighbouring Oaxaca state, where 11 people were missing.
