Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas
Date: 09/06/2010
Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas
A hurricane watch was issued Monday for portions of the Texas and Mexico coasts ahead of Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters said could approach hurricane strength before making landfall late Monday or early Tuesday.
Mud Buries Bus in Guatemala, Second Slide Kills Rescuers
Torrential rains from a tropical depression saturated the ground in parts of Guatemala and unleashed more than a dozen landslides over the weekend, killing at least 38 people and leaving many more unaccounted for.
Firefighters confirmed at least 20 dead in the village of Nahuala, where the twin slides hit a section of the Inter-American highway. About 50 more were believed buried under tons of rubble, regional fire department Maj. Otto Mazariegos said.
