Fears over 11 missing in fresh landslip

The government delivered blankets and other supplies to survivors and other who fled their unstable homes for fear of more mudslides in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec. Many sheltered under makeshift tents on the hills.

The landslide in the rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca early on Tuesday caused nationwide alarm after local authorities initially said hundreds could be dead in the remote town, which had been blocked off by slides and a washed-out bridge.

But hours later, when rescue workers finally reached the community, only 11 people were missing and none were confirmed dead.

Heavy rains are hitting much of Mexico's south. In neighbouring Chiapas state, 16 people were killed and 13 injured yesterday by a landslide in Amatan.

The chief of the Chiapas state civil protection emergency response agency said the victims were buried when earth slid down a hill on to their homes.