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Mexico storms bring heavy rains and landslides to Gulf and Pacific coasts Mexico storm death toll mounts after heavy rain and landslides
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Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel brought heavy rains to Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts on Sunday, causing landslides and flooding and prompting many Mexicans to adjust their plans to celebrate their national Independence Day. Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel brought heavy rains to Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts on Sunday, causing flooding and landslides that killed 17 people.
Hurricane Ingrid, a category one storm with sustained winds of 75mph, was drenching Tamaulipas and Veracruz states on the Gulf coast, with thousands of people seeking emergency shelters as river levels rose. More than 6,000 people are in temporary shelters or staying with family, Ricardo Mata, head of emergency services in Veracruz, told local media. Thousands of people sought emergency shelter as the two storms moved closer to land and caused rivers and streams to burst their banks.
More people were being evacuated from low-lying towns in the northern part of Veracruz state as a precaution, Manuel Escalera, spokesman for the state's emergency services, told Reuters. There have been landslides and localized flooding but no injuries or deaths reported, he said. "There is a lot of water and the rivers are full," said Luis Felipe Puente, national co-ordinator for Mexico's emergency services. "There will be yet more rain when the storms make landfall."
Winds from Ingrid, which was 120 miles from Tampico, Veracruz at 1pm ET, were not expected to reach land until early on Monday. Ingrid is forecast to make landfall on Monday morning in the south of Tamaulipas. In Guerrero state on Mexico's Pacific coast, 11 people died in landslides and as buildings collapsed because of heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday. In the states of Puebla and Hidalgo, three people were killed when a wall collapsed and three people were carried away by a strong current.
Two of Mexico's three major oil-exporting ports were closed on Sunday, but a spokesperson for the state oil monopoly Pemex said all its operations in the area were operating normally. On the Gulf coast, Hurricane Ingrid, a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kmh), drenched Tamaulipas and Veracruz states on Sunday, sending more than 6,000 people into emergency shelters.
On the Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Manuel was bringing 65mph winds, high waves and between 10 to 15in of rainfall to the area's beach resorts, including Acapulco. Local authorities were also on watch for landslides and flooding from torrential rain in the Pacific coast states of Michoacan and Colima. Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex, which has most of its installations in the Gulf, evacuated three platforms off the Tamaulipas coast on Sunday.
Because of Ingrid, several towns in Tamaulipas canceled plans for independence celebrations on Sunday night, local media reported. Usually Mexicans flock to their town square to hear local officials give the call to arms known as "El Grito", an echo of Miguel Hidalgo's original call to arms against the Spanish in 1810. In Veracruz there were landslides and loca flooding, but no injuries or deaths reported, emergency services officials said.
Ingrid, which was located 110 miles (175 km) from Tampico, Veracruz, on Sunday afternoon, is expected to bring hurricane conditions to Veracruz and Tamaulipas early on Monday morning when the storm is forecast to reach land.
The storm could strengthen slightly before reaching land, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
On the Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Manuel was weakening after making landfall, but the risk of flash flooding and landslides continued, the NHC said.
Manuel had sustained winds of 45 mph and the storm was bringing high waves and between 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 cm) of rainfall to the area's beach resorts, including Acapulco.
Flooding that reached up to 1.5 metres and 2 metres in some places was affecting parts of Acapulco, Puente said.
Because of Ingrid, several towns in Tamaulipas cancelled plans for independence celebrations on Sunday night, local media reported. Usually Mexicans flock to their town square to hear local officials give the call to arms known as "El Grito", an echo of Miguel Hidalgo's original call to arms against the Spanish in 1810.
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