Tropical Disaster: Hurricane Ingrid

                                                              Tea Devereaux- 9/19/13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24098184

                Fourteen confirmed deaths, 1,000 homes destroyed, twenty highways damaged, and much more, all from one storm. Hurricane Ingrid made landfall near the town of La Pesca in Tamaulipas on Monday. The boisterous winds and storm reaching a maximum of 55 km/h is said to dump as much as 38 centimeters (15 inches) of rain over parts of Eastern Mexico. Ingrid arrived one day after tropical storm Manuel hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Manuel was expected to dump up to 10 to 15 inches of rain over parts of Guerrero and Michoacan states, with maximums of 25 inches possible in some isolated areas. Rains of 5 to 10 inches were possible in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit. Authorities said the rains presented a dangerous threat in mountains, where flash floods and mudslides were possible.

 

The results of this calamity were disastrous. State oil company Pemex said it had evacuated three platforms off the coast of Tamaulipas and closed two dozen wells in the area. Cars have been drug away in fast- flowing floodwaters, airports have been closed, and more than 20,000 homes have lost power. Eleven people were confirmed to have died there and three more people were found dead in landlines in surrounding Guerrero state, even a truck crash on a slippery mountain highway drenched in rain. Government ministers have been dispatched to the most affected regions.  This baleful storm has affected many and is said to drop by Tuesday, lets hope that doesn't change.