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Death toll from landslides and floods rises due to persistent rains in central and southeast Mexico The number rose to 37 on Saturday, officials said, a sharp increase as thousands of troops cleared blocked roads to rescue missing people across the country.
Mexico’s National Civil Protection Coordination reported that as of Saturday, 22 people had died in heavy rains in Hidalgo state in the north. Mexico CityAnd cut off electricity to 150 communities there. At least nine people died in the state pueblaeast of Mexico City, and more than 16,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
Five deaths also occurred in the state veracruzWhere the Army and Navy were helping to rescue residents of 42 communities isolated due to landslides on roads and flooding in streams. In 55 municipalities across the Gulf Coast state, another 16,000 homes were damaged. Earlier, a child had died after being trapped in a landslide in the central state of Querétaro.
More than 320,000 users were affected by power outages caused by heavy rains across the country, officials said. Officials have blamed Tropical Storm Priscilla, which was previously a hurricane, and Tropical Storm Raymond for the deadly rain that fell on Mexico’s west coast.