According to eyewitness reports, numerous other people had been buried in the highway mudslide. Emergency workers searching for survivors also were submerged by new mudslides, local media reported.
Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the
Rescuers searching for survivors also had to contend with new mudslides, according to the media reports.
Officials said the
At least 24,000 people have reportedly been evacuated. Rains, floods and mudslides have affected 30,000 people in different regions of the country, with 10 rivers threatening to overflow.
The heavy rains have also led to floods in neighboring Central American countries and in the south of