Mexican soldier helps clean a damaged home, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Earl in the town of San Miguel Xaltepec, in Puebla state, Mexico. An additional 13 people were killed by mudslides in the neighboring Veracruz state, according to the AP. Mountain communities in two Mexican states are recovering from weekend mudslides that ki.
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Issued at 300 AM MDT TUE AUG 09 2016 000 WTPZ41 KNHC 090844 TCDEP1TROPICAL STORM JAVIER DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112016 300 AM MDT TUE AUG 09 2016Deep convection associated with Javier has dissipated overnight and the cyclone now consists of a swirl of low- to mid-level clouds.
Mexican authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas around the resort city of Cabo San Lucas as Tropical Storm Javier blew past the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula before weakening to a tropical depression Tuesday.
“A weakening trend is forecast to begin by Tuesday afternoon”, it said, adding that Javier was about 30 miles (48 km) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, a popular getaway for USA visitors on the peninsula.
It was skirting up the Pacific Coast of Baja California about 25 miles (40 kph) southeast of Cabo San Lazaro. The resort was closed to navigation, and some owners of smaller fishing boats could be seen pulling them onto shore and hauling them away on trailers.
President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto Monday expressed his solidarity with families of the Hurricane Earl victims, and asked the public to remain alert for the arrival of tropical storm Javier. He said rain amounts equivalent to an entire month of normal precipitation fell in one night in some areas.
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Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte said Sunday that a total of 10 people died in landslides in the towns of Cocomatepec, Tequila and Huayacocotla.
