Hurricane Agatha kills at least 11, leaves 20 missing in Mexico
Residents in San Isidro del Palmar waded through neck-deep water to salvage what items they could from their homes.
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Agatha makes landfall in southern Mexico
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane to come ashore in May when it made landfall Monday in southern Mexico. The governor of Mexico's Oaxaca state said Tuesday at least 11 people were killed by flooding and landslides caused by the storm.
Hurricane Agatha makes landfall in Mexico
This is the earliest a Category 2 storm has made landfall along Mexico's Pacific Coast.
U.S. braces for severe storms, extreme heat
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Tropical Storm Agatha could become "life-threatening" hurricane
The storm could pack winds as high as 100 mph at landfall, and forecasters warned of "potentially life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides."
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8 women, 3 men dead after gunmen open fire on hotel, bars in Mexico
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3 people dead, 4 missing as smuggling boat sinks in Mexico
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Major smuggling tunnel found under U.S.-Mexico border
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Authorities find massive drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego
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100,000 now officially missing as drug gang violence soars in Mexico
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Forensic report concludes law student was raped and murdered
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Video shows teen before her death as unsolved case becomes "spectacle"
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DEA zeroes in on China as fentanyl deaths soar
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2 more journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
Mexico has a protection program for journalists and human rights defenders, but it was not immediately known whether the women were enrolled.
Border patrol tests new tech to stop fentanyl
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Australian mom missing in Mexico after her 2-year-old found alone
Prosecutors also issued a missing persons alert for the girl's father, Jorge Luis Aguirre Astudillo, a Mexican citizen.
Esper: Trump wanted to launch missiles into Mexico
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Trump Defense secretary on "ridiculous" border plan
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Journalist found dead in Mexico, 9th killed so far this year
Mexico's state and federal government have been criticized for neither preventing the killings nor investigating them sufficiently.
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The fight against the fentanyl surge
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Tropical Storm Jerry forms over the central Atlantic Ocean
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