Monday, September 16, 2013

Tropical Storms Pound Mexico's Coasts

This last weekend Mexico was hit on its eastern and western coasts. Hurricane Ingrid has been reduced to a tropical storm, according to the Nation Hurricane Center. It has been patrolling the eastern coast of Mexico and Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in La Pesca on Monday morning. Tropical Depression Manuel affected the western coastline of Mexico and calmed over the weekend, but heavy rains continued southward. These storms have resulted in overflowing of rivers and banks, mudslides, and flooding. So far, these storms have combined to kill 21 people and 65 mile per hour winds and 15+ inches of rain are still expected to come. 

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