Mexico
Even more Dead in Mexico after tropical storm Earl
He is the worst storm of the current hurricane season, with devastating consequences: In Mexico, at least 45 people died. Mudslides destroyed houses, rivers became rushing floods.
In the Southeast of Mexico heavy rain in the foothills of the tropical storm “Earl” the earth to Slide, the mud avalanches continued cracking people and houses. Alone in the Federal state of Puebla, South of the capital Mexico city, had come 32 people have been killed, said the Governor Rafael Moreno Valle. In neighboring Veracruz, according to the civil protection, 13 Dead. 18 municipalities were cut off due to landslides, and on the shore, which entered the rivers from the outside world.
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To describe “with words”
The interior Ministry said three municipalities in Puebla declared a state of emergency. So that means from a disaster have been released funds. “It is a difficult day for the people in Puebla. It can’t be described in words. Thank you all for the help,” said the Governor of Valle. Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto condolences to the families of the victims.
According to the authorities the information it had in the municipality of Huauchinango – 140 kilometres to the North-East of Mexico city, within 24 hours, so strong and a lot of rain since the beginning of weather records. In 15 kilometres from the locality Tlaola houses and dwellings of at least 2000 people were severely damaged. They had to be housed in shelters. Two bridges over the river Necaxa collapsed. According to the authorities, it always came back to power outages.
After “Earl” comes from “Javier”
Hurricane-strength Earl was taken in the last week in Belize. On weekends, he slowed down on his way over to the mainland to a tropical depression, brought heavy rain to Mexico.
A man shows his destroyed house in San Miguel Xaltepec in the Mexican state of Puebla
And it’s the next disaster threatens already: Over the Pacific, tropical storm “Javier pulls” on the coast of the state of Baja California Sur, with winds of about 95 kilometers per hour. The authorities estimate that the storm will meet in the night to Tuesday (local time) on the southern tip of the Peninsula. Low-lying villages have already been evacuated.
New fire in California
Meanwhile, to rage in Mexico, bordering the U.S. state of California new forest fires. The flames blaze in the San Bernardino mountains to the East of the metropolis of Los Angeles. The smoke clouds move across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas. Hundreds of firefighters are in use. More than 370 homes were evacuated, and a further 5000 could face an eviction. The fires had broken out on Sunday from an unknown cause.
In the San Bernardino Mountains in California, forest fires are raging now
Also the current largest forest fires on the California coast at Big Sur, South of San Jose, continues to rage. After nearly three weeks, about 5,000 responders have about half of the fires under control. The firefighters even put the flame against the fire: to prevent a major fire associations, are selectively burned firebreaks in the Vegetation.
cw/ml (dpa, ape)