Meanwhile, forecasters have posted a Tropical Storm Warning for southwestern Mexico from Manzanillo south to Cabo Corrientes as Tropical Storm Javier blows through the Pacific.
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“It is a tragedy what has happened to our people in Huauchinango”, said Gabriel Alvarado, the township’s mayor.
A view of damages caused by heavy rains brought by tropical storm Earl, in the state of Puebla, Mexico, on August 7, 2016.
At least 25 of the deaths in Puebla state were confirmed on Sunday near the town of Huauchinango in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountains, site of the worst destruction so far. National Hurricane Center said, even as the death toll from last week’s Hurricane Earl grew to 11.
Veracruz’s governor, Javier Duarte, said through his official Twitter account that Veracruz was still in a state of alert due to the rising river levels.
The storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression, its winds dropping to 30 miles per hour, but the large amount of rainfall it dropped is still causing issues.
Six people died in the Mexican state of Veracruz after their homes were buried by landslides following heavy rains from Earl, which reached Mexican territory on Thursday as a tropical storm and Saturday was only a remnant low pressure. Javier boasted winds of 45 miles per hour and was expected to strengthen, but the storm is not expected to attain hurricane strength (74 mph).
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Tropical Storm Javier formed off Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Sunday, the U.S.
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The state Ministry of Civil Protection said, via a press release, two landslides caused the death of six people in the municipalities of Coscomatepec and Tequila, both located in the center region of Veracruz. It regained strength after passing over the Gulf of Mexico before making a second landfall on Veracruz’s coast late Friday.
