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| Mexico tornado: Ten dead in Ciudad Acuna | Mexico tornado: Ten dead in Ciudad Acuna |
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| At least 10 people are reported to have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna. | At least 10 people are reported to have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna. |
| Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed in the city, in Coahuila state, which is just across the border from Del Rio, Texas. | Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed in the city, in Coahuila state, which is just across the border from Del Rio, Texas. |
| Images from the scene showed cars upended and leaning against buildings. | Images from the scene showed cars upended and leaning against buildings. |
| Dozens of people have been injured and officials warned that the death toll could rise. | Dozens of people have been injured and officials warned that the death toll could rise. |
| City Mayor Evaristo Lenin Perez said a seven-year-old boy was missing. | City Mayor Evaristo Lenin Perez said a seven-year-old boy was missing. |
| "Most of the dead are people who were outside, not people who were inside their homes," he said. | "Most of the dead are people who were outside, not people who were inside their homes," he said. |
| Witnesses said a bus has also been flipped over by the tornado. | Witnesses said a bus has also been flipped over by the tornado. |
| "There are cars on top of houses, there are dead people lying in the street, it is total chaos," said local resident Maria del Rosario Ramirez, quoted by Mexican newspaper La Jornada. | "There are cars on top of houses, there are dead people lying in the street, it is total chaos," said local resident Maria del Rosario Ramirez, quoted by Mexican newspaper La Jornada. |
| Victor Zamora, Coahuila's interior secretary, said an area of about seven blocks had been "devastated" by the tornado, which struck at about 06:10 (11:10 GMT). | |
| The interior department said state officials were co-ordinating a response. | The interior department said state officials were co-ordinating a response. |
| Severe weather is also affecting southern US states including Texas. | Severe weather is also affecting southern US states including Texas. |
| A dozen people are missing after flash floods struck the Blanco river in central Texas on Sunday. The floods also damaged hundreds of homes, some of them swept off their foundations. | A dozen people are missing after flash floods struck the Blanco river in central Texas on Sunday. The floods also damaged hundreds of homes, some of them swept off their foundations. |
| A tornado damaged a block of flats in Houston over the weekend. | A tornado damaged a block of flats in Houston over the weekend. |