At least 37 people were confirmed dead in Mexico on Oct. 11 after heavy rains from remnants of Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond triggered landslides and flooding across central and southeastern Mexico.
According to Mexico’s National Coordination of Civil Protection, heavy rains killed 22 people in the state of Hidalgo, at least nine people in the state of Puebla, and five deaths in the state of Veracruz. In the state of Queretaro, a child died after being caught in a landslide.
Located north of Mexico City, 150 communities in Hidalgo lost power, accounting for just a part of the more than 320,000 accounts affected by power outages, according to authorities. In Puebla, which lies east of the capital city, more than 16,000 homes were either damaged or destroyed….