Mexico hit by severe storms on east and west coasts
Mexico hit by Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel
(about 9 hours later)
At least nineteen people have been killed in Mexico, which is being battered by two powerful storms.
At least 23 people have been killed in Mexico, which is being battered by two powerful storms simultaneously, one on its east and another on its west coast.
Hurricane Ingrid has caused floods and sent thousands to emergency shelter on Mexico's Gulf Coast. It is expected to make landfall later on Monday.
Hurricane Ingrid has caused floods and sent thousands to emergency shelters on Mexico's Gulf Coast.
On the Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Manuel has brought two days of torrential rains and caused widespread damage.
On the Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Manuel brought two days of torrential rain causing widespread damage.
The area around the seaside resort of Acapulco has been badly affected.
The resort town of Acapulco was particularly badly hit, and has seen the largest number of casualties.
The severe weather led to the cancellation of Independence Day celebrations in many Mexican towns.
Eleven people are confirmed to have died there, six of them members of the same family whose house collapsed in a landslide.
Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
Cars were dragged away in fast-flowing floodwaters and the airport has been closed.
On the Gulf of Mexico, more than 6,000 people have been evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ingrid - a category one storm.
Three more people were killed in landslides in surrounding Guerrero state. More than 20,000 homes have lost power.
It already has winds of 120km/h (75mph), causing widespread damage particularly in Veracruz and Tamaulipas states.
On Sunday, Manuel was downgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression, but was forecast to dump more rain on the already sodden area.
Tropical Storm Manuel has hit the western coast, on the Pacific Ocean, bringing almost twice the monthly rainfall in just three days.
Ingrid's approach
The states of Oaxaca and Guerrero have been the worst hit with some road and telecommunications links down.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Ingrid continued to head westwards from the Gulf of Mexico towards Mexico's north-eastern coastline, where it was expected to make landfall later on Monday.
And the city of Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua state also suffered heavy rain from a separate storm system, causing flooding on roads.
National Weather Service coordinator Juan Manuel Caballero said Mexico was facing an "atypical and unusual" situation as it had never before been hit by a hurricane 24 hours after a Tropical Storm made landfall.
Acapulco flooding
Six thousand people have been evacuated as the category one hurricane approaches the state of Tamaulipas. Celebrations marking Mexico's independence from Spain were cancelled in many Mexican towns.
The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico City says that Hurricane Ingrid is the second major storm of the hurricane season and has been steadily gathering strength in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ingrid has winds of 120km/h (75mph) and forecasters say it could strengthen further as it moves west. They warned it could trigger a storm surge with "large and destructive waves".
Most of those who have been evacuated are staying in official shelters while the remainder have sought refuge with friends and families.
State oil company Pemex said it had evacuated three platforms off the coast of Tamaulipas and closed two dozen wells in the area.
Ingrid is expected to deposit between 25cm (10in) and 63cm (25in) of rain over a large part of eastern Mexico, causing rivers to overflow and creating flash floods and mudslides.
A hurricane warning is in effect from Cabo Rojo to La Pesca.
Three oil platforms have been evacuated off Tamaulipas coast.
Last week, 13 people were killed in Veracruz when their homes were buried under a landslide caused by heavy rains.
On the other side of the country, it is been a similar story in the Pacific states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Chihuahua to the north.
Tropic Storm Manuel made landfall with deadly force.
Flooding in parts of the seaside resort of Acapulco, in Guerrero, have reached 2m (6ft 6in).
Mexico remains in high alert, with the National Meteorological Services warning of "a strong and prolonged rainy season across a majority of the country".
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