10 dead, around 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha hits Mexico
4 years agoHandout image released by NASA Earth Observatory on May 31, 2022 shows a grab taken from the NOAA-20 satellite on May 30, 2022 at 19H35 UTC of Hurricane Agatha over Mexico. - At least 33 people remained missing and 11 were confirmed dead Wednesday after Hurricane Agatha swept through Mexico, local officials said.The storm made landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast Monday, the strongest since record keeping began in 1949, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Photo by NASA Earth Observatory / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The toll from Hurricane Agatha climbed to at least ten dead and around 20 missing in southern Mexico, where heavy rains triggered landslides and flooding, local officials said Tuesday.