Another 10 of the dead were killed in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, in the towns of Cocomatepec, Tequila and Huayacocotla.
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On Sunday afternoon, the authorities reported at least 28 deaths in the state of Puebla, including 15 children. “We continue to monitor rivers that are above critical levels”, Governor Javier Duarte said in a post on Twitter on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Javier formed in the eastern Pacific on Sunday and was expected to bring heavy rains and high winds to southwestern Mexico, US weather forecasters said.
Before striking Mexico, Earl battered Belize last Thursday, smashing vehicle windows and punching holes in the roofs of Belize City’s wooden houses.
In the town of Huauchinango, the amount of rain that normally falls in a month came pouring down in just 24 hours, the Puebla government said on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
The continuing heavy rain led officials to close a section of the main federal highway connecting Mexico City to the region.
It said in a statement that at least one person was killed.
Javier had sustained winds of about 45 mph and was centered about 110 miles west of Manzanillo at midday. It was moving west-northwest at about 13 miles per hour (20 kph).Heavy rains of between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) were expected, along with high winds. A hurricane warning was in effect for the southern portion of the Baja California from Cabo San Lucas to Todo Santos.
The death toll due to tropical storm Earl that battered Mexico over the weekend has risen to 38, authorities said. A tropical storm watch is in effect from the southern part of the Baja California peninsula to Santa Fe.
Earl, which was briefly a hurricane before hitting Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula, dumped rain and triggered deadly landslides across parts of eastern Mexico, The Associated Press reported.
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Earl made landfall in Mexico late last week after previously passing over Belize.
