Tropical storm Larry brings heavy downpour, floods in Mexico

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Tropical storm Larry brings heavy downpour, floods in Mexico

Tropical storm Larry advanced on Saturday with sustained gusts of wind toward southeast Gulf of Mexico, producing heavy rains and torrential floods in the region.

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Tropical storm Larry advanced on Saturday with sustained gusts of wind toward southeast Gulf of Mexico, producing heavy rains and torrential floods in the region.

Meteorological experts forecast that the tropical storm could become intensified and touch down on Sunday morning.

The storm, at a speed of 95 kilometers per hour, extended alongthe coastal region of the Gulf of Mexico, from Tuxpan to Campeche.A storm and hurricane alert was announced in the region.

Several hundreds of people had to be moved to shelters and Health Ministry personnel were sent to take preventive measures against epidemic spreading among the people. 106 brigades were deployed at strategic spots with 2.5 tons of medicine and 1.5 tonsof insecticides as well as vaccines to prevent diseases.

As a result of heavy rains and the effects of changing climate,there has been an outbreak of dengue fever in four states of the country. More than 3,000 cases of dengue fever were reported and seven of them died.

Luis Sardina, civil protection undersecretary of Veracruz, saidthat in the past three days Larry was stationed off the coast of the states of Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan, killing at least 11 people and leaving many houses damaged and hundreds of people displaced.

Before Larry hit the country, Hurricane Marty bashed northwestern and central Mexico, killing 15 people and affecting more than 50,000.

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