Deadly Mudslides in Veracruz Following Tropical Storm Kill at Least 8 The Weather Channel
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Officers look for the bodies of three people who died after a landslide caused by Tropical Storm Fernand swept into their in Tuxpan, Veracruz State, in late August 26. More rain has fallen since Fernand, and the mudslide threat continues. (Koral Carballo/AFP/Getty Images)

EFE Update: The death toll from a mudslide in a mountainous area in the Mexican Gulf state of Veracruz has risen to 14, with eight children among the dead, emergency management officials said.

VERACRUZ - Days of relentless rain have hammered eastern Mexico, and now authorities say at least eight people are dead after mud and sand slid off the side of a hill. Officials say two people were rescued alive from the buried houses in Veracruz state.

The two homes were hit late Monday in the town of Manzanatitla, which is in a mountainous area about 200 miles east of Mexico City.

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