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Mexico hurricanes kill 20 people

Date: September 16 2013

Acapulco: Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel have triggered rain, landslides and floods on Mexico's east and west coasts, killing at least 20 people and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Manuel made landfall on the Pacific side while Ingrid, a category one hurricane, was expected to reach the coast on the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, but they have already swollen rivers, flooded streets and damaged bridges.

State-run energy firm Pemex evacuated three oil platforms off the Gulf coast of the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas and shut down 24 wells, the company said on its Twitter account.

On the Pacific coast, Manuel is weakening after making landfall near the Colima state town of Manzanillo, packing top winds of almost 85km/h as it moved north-west, the US hurricane centre said.


In Guerrero, more than 2000 people left their homes while 21,000 households were without power, state civil protection official Constantino Gonzales Vargas told AFP.



Water rose as high as a metre in parts of Acapulco, dragging cars away, while the road leading to the international airport's terminal was closed.




Another woman died when a landslide struck her home.



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