Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tue, September 28, 2010 -- 11:21 AM ET
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A hillside collapsed onto a village in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca early Tuesday, burying houses in mud and stones and trapping hundreds of people as they slept, state authorities said.
As many as 300 houses in the village of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec may have been buried in the landslide, said the state governor, Ulises Ruiz.
Rescue workers trying to reach the village with earth-moving equipment have been hampered by blocked roads in the remote area, which has been pounded by incessant rains. "We hope to reach in time to rescue those families who were buried by the hill," Mr. Ruiz told Mexican television.
