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Hurricane Stan Pounds Mexico After Killing 56 In Central America
San Andres Tuxtla, Mexico (AFP) Oct 04, 2005 Hurricane Stan slammed ashore on Mexico's oil-rich Gulf coast Tuesday, drenching much of the country's south after killing at least 56 people across Central America. The storm packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour as it made landfall near Punta Roca Partida, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of the port city of Veracruz. In the nearby city of San Andres Tuxtla, the storm uprooted trees and ripped roofs off houses. Veracruz state governor Fidel Herrera said four people sustained minor injuries because of Stan, which left a trail of death and devastation across Central America before it strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane. In El Salvador the death toll blamed on the torrential rains that have been falling since the weekend rose to 39 on Tuesday as a mudslide buried six people in San Jacinto, southwest of the capital San Salvador. More than 14,000 people fled their homes, not only because of the storm, but also as a result of Saturday's eruption of the Santa Ana volacano, which killed two people. Dozens of communities, most of them along the coastal region, were flooded as rivers burst their banks. In Nicaragua, Stan was blamed for 10 deaths, including a 99-year-old man buried under a landslide. Another four were reported killed in Honduras. Authorities said the storm caused three more deaths and left 47 people wounded in Guatemala, where more than 2,700 people evacuated their homes threatened by flooding. The storm dumped torrential rains over much of southern Mexico, and earlier forced the evacuation of 270 workers from offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. In the state of Chiapas, dozens of homes were reportedly destroyed when a river burst its banks in the small town of Cuatan. Rain also damaged 50 homes and flooded roads in the tourist resort of Cancun, on Mexico's Caribbean coast, according to local authorities. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center warned that the driving rain could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides in the states of Veracruz and Puebla. The storm is the 10th Atlantic hurricane this year. This year's Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, has been one of the deadliest and most active on record. Hurricane Katrina, which slammed ashore on the US Gulf coast on August 29, ravaged New Orleans and coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, leaving an official death toll of more than 1,200 people. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
New Orleans Colleges To Reopen This Week
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Jan 05, 2006Thousands of students and faculty are returning to New Orleans' eight colleges and universities this week for the first time since hurricane Katrina flooded the city four months ago. |
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