The remnants of Hurricane Dean triggered deadly landslides in Mexico on Thursday, killing another four people, bringing the death toll in the country to at least 10.
A couple and their two children were killed while walking when a landslide buried a mountain path in Xochitlaxco, Puebla, in central Mexico,Puebla's state governor Mario Marin said.
Marin warned that more landslides are possible in the region mainly populated by indigenous Mexicans.
The hurricane, now a tropical depression, caused driving rains and floods which are drenching a large part of the country and has affected the lives of some 35,000 people in southeast Mexico.
In the state of Yucatan, floods have drowned 210,000 hectares of land and destroyed large areas of crops. Property, plantation and housing damages were also reported.
The Rural Development department of the Agriculture Ministry said the number of workers affected by the intensive rainfalls could reach more than 50,000.
Civilian protection authorities reported that victims are scattered in 117 towns of 53 of Veracruz's 212 municipalities in southeast Mexico.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon visited Veracruz state and was briefed about the damages there.
Hurricane Dean had earlier killed at least 21 people during its rampage across the Caribbean, bringing the death toll in the the Caribbean to at least 25.
Before hitting Mexico, Hurricane Dean had reportedly claimed lives in Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican republic.
Source: Xinhua
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