VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were feared missing on Monday after a mudslide hit southern Mexico after days of heavy rain, local media reported.

The landslide, in the poor southern state of Chiapas, hit some 100 houses and may have buried around 30 people, the daily El Universal said on its Web site. Radio reports said 15 to 20 people were believed to be missing.

Local authorities in Chiapas, which is waterlogged due to heavy rain last week, could not immediately be reached for comment.

The mudslide took place in the community of Juan Grijalva, close to Tabasco state which is also badly flooded from last week's rain, according to the reports.

Four deaths had already been reported in Chiapas and one in Tabasco state after rivers burst their banks last week. (Reporting by Miguel Angel Gutierrez)

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