The World : Two Storms Batter Mexico

Two tropical storms battered Mexico’s coastal regions, resulting in numerous flash floods and mudslides that killed at least four people and forced more than 50,000 others from their homes, officials said. On the Gulf Coast, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Debby pounded the town of Papantla, causing mudslides that buried two homes and killed three people, officials in the southeastern state of Veracruz said. Another person was swept away by floodwaters as the Hueleque River overflowed its banks, according to police in the nearby town of Poza Rica. Also hit hard was the Gulf Coast town of Alamo, where 30,000 people were forced to flee. A second tropical storm, Kristy, swept across the Pacific coastline, swelling rivers in several states and forcing the evacuation of another 20,000 people.