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A huge mudslide engulfed a remote village in flood-ravaged southern Mexico yesterday and the Government said at least 16 people were missing.
Mexican media gave a higher toll, saying the landslide in southern Chiapas state buried some 100 houses in the community of San Juan Grijalva and as many as 30 people could be missing.
"A mountain fell into the river, blocking the River Grijalva ... and created a wave ... that has flattened the town of Juan de Grijalva," Chiapas Governor Juan Sabines told Mexican radio.
TV images showed a swathe of tropical jungle swamped by water and mud, and bare earth where houses once stood.
- Reuters
