Mexico landslides leave 40 dead as new storm forms
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By German Campos, Melina Zurita (AFP) 1 hour ago in Environment
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Earl's remnants have killed at least 40 people in Mexico, officials said late Sunday, as a new storm threatened the country's Pacific coast.
Hardest-hit was the central state of Puebla, where 29 people died, including at least 15 minors, as landslides buried several homes in the state's northern mountains, the local government said.
Another 11 died in similar circumstances in the eastern state of Veracruz, its governor said.
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