southern Mexico News

Carlotta Kills 2, Weakens to Tropical Depression

Carlotta was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday as the system rapidly weakened after killing two young sisters in its march across southern Mexico. The National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that the government of …

2 Injured in Mexico Quake Have Died, Mayor Says

Two people caught in this week’s big earthquake died Thursday, the first deaths reported from the 7.4-magnitude temblor that damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico and caused panic far off in the national capital. Salvador Cruz Castro, mayor of …

6.2 Quake Hits Off Coast of Southern Mexico

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake that hit off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Saturday shook as far away as El Salvador but brought no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake at 12:47 p.m. local time …