US EditionA Week After Mexico’s Floods, the Death Toll Is at 72 and Dozens Remain Missing
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Mexico: Death toll rises to 72 due to floods caused by heavy rains - teleSUR English
Mexico’s federal authorities updated the figures of the tragedy due to the rains and floods, reporting 72 people dead and 48 missing. According to information from official agencies, Veracruz is the state with the highest number of deaths, with 32 deaths and 14 people still unaccounted for. It is followed by Hidalgo, with 21 dead and 29 missing, and Puebla, with 18 dead and five missing, which shows the magnitude of the catastrophe that hit the …
Faced with the emergency, the Government of Mexico intensified the deployment of 9,000 workers to rescue and rehabilitate roads.
A week after Mexico’s floods, the death toll is at 72 and dozens remain missing
A week after floods devastated large swaths of five states in central and eastern Mexico, the federal government acknowledged that the death toll has reached 72, while 48 others have been officially declared missing. Mudslides and damaged bridges have left several regions isolated, particularly in the state of Hidalgo northeast of Mexico City and in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz. Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation Minister Jesú…
Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in Mexico. The National Guard has been deployed to help.
Mexico City, Oct 17 (EFE).- The number of communities held incommunicado by the rains and floods that mainly affected five states in the east and center of Mexico was reduced to 127 in the last three days, while the number of deaths increased to 72 and the number of people still missing is 48, according to federal authorities.During the presidential press conference, Jesús Esteva, secretary of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport, explai…
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