THOUGH THE DEATH TOLL from the landslides in Mexico has been drawn back somewhat, with the number of people missing now reported as 11 rather than the thousands feared.
Local authorities say that when the affected area was examined, there were eight adults and three children missing, with the number of houses affected far fewer than first feared.
The village of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, 300 miles southeast of Mexico City, remain in mourning for those lost, and president Felipe Calderon has said the government would do whatever was necessary to assist the victims.
Still, he horrific living conditions caused by such freak accidents is not a new thing. Indeed, a quick look through photographic archives shows that Mexico is more prone than most to heavy mudslides: people have been killed in landslides no fewer than four times in the last five years.
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