Cyber Monday Deal: Up to 60% off InvestingProCLAIM SALE

Six die in heavy rains, mud slides in southwestern Mexico

Published 19/10/2014, 22:00
Six die in heavy rains, mud slides in southwestern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Heavy rains, flooding and mud slides in Mexico's southwestern state of Guerrero killed six and forced hundreds to evacuate as tropical storm Trudy hammered the region, state rescue workers said on Sunday.

The storm, which was expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of rain on Guerrero and the southern state of Oaxaca, hit Mexico's pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) before being downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday afternoon.

Four adults and two minors were killed in the torrential downpour, which damaged state roads, destroyed homes and forced more than 1,800 evacuations, rescue authorities said in a preliminary statement on their Facebook page.

(Reporting by Jean Luis Arce and Alexandra Alper; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.