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Dean's death toll rises with new deaths in Mexico
Puebla (AFP) Aug 23, 2007 A couple and their two children were killed in central Mexico Thursday by a landslide caused by driving rains blamed on the remnants of hurricane Dean, raising to at least 25 the death toll from the storm's rampage. The four were killed when a chunk of mountainside buried the path on which they were walking in Xochitlaxco, according to Puebla state Governor Mario Marin. He warned that further mudslides were likely in the area, mainly populated by impoverished indigenous communities. Another two people died in central Mexico when a landslide buried their house during the night, and one person was killed when his home caved in on him. On Wednesday, Dean, now a tropical depression, was blamed for the death of a man electrocuted while repairing his roof. Once a powerful hurricane, Dean slowed after hitting land but continued to dump huge amounts of rain over Mexico on Thursday. Before pounding Mexico, the hurricane had killed at least nine people in Haiti, four in Jamaica, two in the Dominican Republic and two in Martinique. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters A world of storm and tempest When the Earth Quakes
Geologist Plans Volcano Safety For Ecuadorians
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 22, 2007A geologist at Washington University in St. Louis is doing his part to make sure that the small Latin American country of Ecuador follows the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared. Robert Buchwaldt, Ph.D., Washington University lecturer in earth and planetary sciences in Arts and Sciences, is the only scientist from America who sits on an international committee that is seeking ways to address the volcanic threat in Ecuador, especially in Quito, a city of five million nestled against a volcano, Guagua Pichincha, that erupted just two years ago. |
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