Poor Mexico-Mexican Death Toll 57 From Manuel and Ingrid; 95L Likely to Bring More Rain

[malaise]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2526
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Tropical Storm Manuel has regenerated into a strong tropical storm just west of Mexico's Baja Peninsula this Wednesday morning, and the destructive storm promises to bring even more misery to a Mexican nation already reeling from the combined one-two punch of Manuel on its Pacific coast and Hurricane Ingrid on the Atlantic coast earlier this week. The two storms, which hit Mexico within 24 hours of each other on Monday and Tuesday, are now being blamed for the deaths of at least 57 people in Mexico.

It was the first time since 1958 that two tropical storms or hurricanes had hit both of Mexico's coasts within 24 hours. Hardest hit was the Acapulco region on Mexico's Pacific coast, where the airport is barely functioning, many roads still flooded and blocked, and tens of thousands of tourists are scrambling to get home. Acapulco received 7.41" of rain from Manuel September 12 - 16, and much higher amounts of rain fell in the surrounding mountains. Newly regenerated Manuel promises to bring 5 - 10" of rain to the Mexican state of Sinaloa, which is likely to cause dangerous flash floods and mudslides.


Acapulco


Acapulco airport

[Surya Gayatri]

1. OMG! Whatever will the vacationing jet-setters do now?

Acapulco is ruined for the season, so where do we go now?

Seriously, this is a body blow for the Mexican economy. Tourism is the only thing that keeps the country at least ticking over.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. It's not high season

Will be back in business and all spruced up by November when it really starts.



And tourism is not top, it's up there, but not top.

Now for Acapulco and Cancun it is.

[malaise]

3. Over 80 died - numbers are changing

Two airlines took passengers out today - lots o f tourists still stranded but it could have been much worse. It's off season - this is a major economic body blow because there is no way to recover between now and the winter season.