SCIUTTO: In Mexico, the former mayor of the town of Guerra is being linked to the disappearance of 43 students in December. They went missing after a gunfight where six other students were killed. This is just the latest incident in southern Mexico where crime has been an ongoing and severe problem. As Rosa Flores reports, its fuel widespread and violent protests by those who are fed up.</s>ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The chaos starts as people roll into town.</s>FLORES: Mass protesters blocking the highway, and siphoning gas, enough to scare drivers and people who call this village home, especially business owners who depend on open roads to get merchandise and make a living. Like this woman, who doesn't want to be identified for fear of retaliation, but who says at least four distributors have stopped deliveries to her store. (on camera): She says she feels a sense of hopelessness because there's not much that citizens, business owners can do. (voice-over): Protesters have commandeered vehicles by day and night and turned them into fiery messages. (on camera): There's this commercial vehicle that delivers milk. (voice-over): It's all an effort to pressure the government into finding 43 students who went missing just under two months ago. Officials say they are dead. Families don't believe it.</s>FLORES: While most support their cause, others are fed up. (on camera): She has talked to other business owners who say they feel like taking arms and defending their stores and defending their property from protesters.</s>SCIUTTO: Such a heartbreaking story for so many families involved. That's it for me today. For our international viewers, "Amanpour" is next. For our viewers here in North America, "Newsroom" with Pamela Brown starts right now.
Protesters Fed Up in Mexico