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| Mexico storm death toll mounts after heavy rain and landslides | 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 flooding and landslides that killed 21 people. | Hurricane Ingrid and tropical storm Manuel brought heavy rains to Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts on Sunday, causing flooding and landslides that killed 21 people. |
| Thousands of people sought emergency shelter as the two storms moved closer to land and caused rivers and streams to burst their banks. | Thousands of people sought emergency shelter as the two storms moved closer to land and caused rivers and streams to burst their banks. |
| The US National Hurricane Center said Manuel began to weaken as soon as it made landfall near the port of Manzanillo during the afternoon, but remained a threat to produce flash floods and mudslides. It was predicted to dissipate by Monday. | The US National Hurricane Center said Manuel began to weaken as soon as it made landfall near the port of Manzanillo during the afternoon, but remained a threat to produce flash floods and mudslides. It was predicted to dissipate by Monday. |
| In the southern coastal state of Guerrero, authorities said a landslide on the outskirts of Acapulco buried a house and killed six family members. Three people were swept to their deaths by a river, also on the edge of the resort city. A collapsing wall killed one person in the city. | In the southern coastal state of Guerrero, authorities said a landslide on the outskirts of Acapulco buried a house and killed six family members. Three people were swept to their deaths by a river, also on the edge of the resort city. A collapsing wall killed one person in the city. |
| Elsewhere in Guerrero, six people died when their pickup truck skidded on a rain-swept highway in the mountains, and landslides killed two more people. The rains damaged hundreds of homes and disrupting communications for several hours. | Elsewhere in Guerrero, six people died when their pickup truck skidded on a rain-swept highway in the mountains, and landslides killed two more people. The rains damaged hundreds of homes and disrupting communications for several hours. |
| Rains from Ingrid caused landslides that killed three people in the central state of Puebla, and a woman died when a landslide buried her house in Hidalgo state. | Rains from Ingrid caused landslides that killed three people in the central state of Puebla, and a woman died when a landslide buried her house in Hidalgo state. |
| In the southern state of Oaxaca, which was affected by both storms, authorities said a child died after being swept away by a swollen river and a teenager was killed by a landslide. | In the southern state of Oaxaca, which was affected by both storms, authorities said a child died after being swept away by a swollen river and a teenager was killed by a landslide. |
| On the Gulf coast, 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 Gulf coast, 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. |
| Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex, which has most of its installations in the Gulf, evacuated three platforms off the Tamaulipas coast on Sunday. | Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex, which has most of its installations in the Gulf, evacuated three platforms off the Tamaulipas coast on Sunday. |
| Ingrid was expected to bring hurricane conditions to Veracruz and Tamaulipas early on Monday morning when the storm was forecast to reach land. | Ingrid was expected to bring hurricane conditions to Veracruz and Tamaulipas early on Monday morning when the storm was forecast to reach land. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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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