Mudslides triggered by the intense rainfall in eastern Mexico have left 18 people dead over the weekend, and more lives are threatened as saturated hillsides have collapsed onto homes in the wake of now-dissipated Tropical Storm Earl. At least eight people were confirmed dead on Sunday near the town of Huauchinango, located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountains in Puebla state, Huauchinango Mayor Gabriel Alvarado said in a statement. Another 10 have died in neighboring Veracruz state, buried in landslides after intense rainfall and flooding Governor Javier Duarte said in a post on Twitter on Sunday.
