From AP:
San Diego, CA
Mexican Landslide Buries 40 On Bus
Searchers Use Heavy Machinery, Dogs To Hunt For Survivors
POSTED: 10:40 pm PDT July 4, 2007
UPDATED: 10:35 am PDT July 5, 2007
ELOXOCHITLAN, Mexico -- Rescuers have recovered at least 14 bodies from a bus buried in a landslide in Mexico.
Officials said at least 40 passengers are thought to have been aboard when a mountainside gave way, covering the bus with rocks and mud. Heavy rains this week are being blamed for triggering the landslide.
About 500 soldiers and rescue workers have been at the scene since Wednesday afternoon, digging through the debris in hopes of finding survivors.
Weeping relatives and local residents have crowded around barriers, waiting for news. Local media are reporting more than 50 people may have been on board.
Officials said it's impossible to know the exact number of passengers because the bus made stops along its route.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.
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