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Mexico landslide buries homes

Mexico mudslides: Workers remove mud from a house in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec
Workers remove mud from a house in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca state. A mudslide first thought to have buried hundreds of people left 11 missing. Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP
Mexico mudslides: Residents work after a landslide buried hundreds of homes
Residents work after a landslide buried homes in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico mudslides: Aerial view of the zone near Santa Maria Tlauiltoltepec
An aerial view of the area near Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec where a 200-metre- wide section of a rain-soaked hillside collapsed Photograph: Agencia Quadratin/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico mudslides: A man stands in front of damage left after a landslide in Tlahuitoltepec
A man surveys the damage from the landslide Photograph: Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez/AP
Mexico mudslides: A villager crosses a river on the outskirts of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec
A villager crosses a swollen river on the outskirts of Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec Photograph: Jorge Luis Plata /Reuters
Mexico mudslides: Men inspect a vehicle buried under mud after a landslide in Tlahuitoltepec
Men inspect a vehicle that had been buried under mud Photograph: Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez/AP
Mexico mudslides: Men look inside a home that was buried after a landslide in Tlahuitoltepec
Men work at one of the homes buried in the landslide Photograph: Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez/AP
Mexico mudslides: A villager with mud-covered feet stands near the site of a landslide
A mud-covered villager in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec Photograph: Jorge Luis Plata /Reuters
Mexico mudslides: People look at damage caused by a landslide in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec
People survey the damage Photograph: Jorge Luis Plata /Reuters
Mexico landslides: Volunteers and authorities participate in the rescue of the victims
The mudslide caused considerable destruction in one part of the town of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec Photograph: Ulises Ruiz Basurto/EPA
Mexico landslides: Men stand at the site of a landslide that buried homes
Men take a break from rescue work Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP
Mexico landslides: Villagers look for survivors in the aftermath of a landslide
Villagers take in the extent of the damage to houses Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico landslides: People search for victims after a landslide Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec
Rescuers search for people missing after the landslide Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP
Mexico landslides: A resident searches for survivors buried in a landslide
A resident digs in the mud as the search for survivors goes on Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters
Mexico landslides: A man carries a child after a landslide in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec
A man carries a child during the evacuation of residents affected by the landslide Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP
Mexico landslides: Rescue workers carry a corpse on a stretcher after a landslide
A body is taken away from the site of the landslide. Four members of one family were killed Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
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