A rain-soaked hillside collapsed onto a house in central Mexico, killing six people, including two children, authorities said Thursday.
The civil defense office in the city of Puebla said 11 other people suffered panic attacks because of the mudslide late Wednesday.
The slide occurred in Santo Tomas Chautla, a village on the outskirts of the city, which is the capital of Puebla state.
Officials survey the scene of a deadly mudslide in Santo Tomas Chautla, Mexico, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Multiple people are dead after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed Wednesday night on a home in a town on the outskirts of the the state capital, Puebla. (AP PhotoAlejandro Cortes)
The army said soldiers helped dig out the house, which was reduced to splinters.
Inspectors went house to house in the same area Thursday to ensure that other buildings were not at risk of collapse.
Police walk over household debris scattered in a deadly mudslide in Santo Tomas Chautla, Mexico, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Multiple people are dead after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed Wednesday night on a home in a town on the outskirts of the the state capital, Puebla. (AP PhotoAlejandro Cortes)