A landslide killed 18 children in the Mexican village of Tremenio de Los Reyes, located in the state of Michoacán about 35 miles south of Morelia "18 Mexican Children Die in Earthslide", Chicago Tribune, October 21, 1969, p1 The victims, ranging in age from 8 to 16 years old, had been part of a group of 60 student volunteers who were gathering sand for cement to help build a basketball court for the village church "18 Children Killed In Cave-In", Ottawa Journal, October 21, 1969, p1.