Rescuers in northern Guatemala have been digging through tons of mud looking for more victims of a massive landslide that has killed at least 35 people.

The country's vice-president says he fears the death toll could rise by at least a dozen or more. About 15 other people were injured when the mass of mud and rock roared down a mountain.

A local mayor says many of the victims were laborers from nearby communities who worked on coffee plantations.

Hundreds of families from two tiny Mayan mountain villages have been evacuated to protect them in case there are more landslides. /AP/

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