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World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Death Toll Hits 91 From Killer Storm

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From Times Wire Reports

Searchers found the bodies of more victims of Hurricane Ismael--which hit the west coast earlier than expected, catching hundreds of fishermen at sea--and the scope of the season’s most disastrous storm was gradually becoming gruesomely apparent. At least 91 people were confirmed dead, and officials said the toll could go much higher. Thousands have been homeless since the storm spun across the Gulf of California on Thursday and hit the coast, destroying about 5,000 rickety houses. The hurricane stranded fishermen on islands, sandbars and disabled fishing boats.

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