RAIN-TRIGGERED MUDSLIDE BURIES HUNDREDS IN SANTA MARIA TLAHUITOLTEPEC, STATE OF OAXACA, MEXICO
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RAIN-TRIGGERED MUDSLIDE BURIES HUNDREDS IN SANTA
MARIA TLAHUITOLTEPEC, STATE OF OAXACA, MEXICO
A PRELIMINARY REPORT
SEPTEMBER, 28, 2010
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
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LOCATION
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LOCATION
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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010
• Gaston Sept 1
• Hermine Sept 6
• Igor (H) Sept 8
• Julia (H) Sept 12
• Karl (H) Sept 14
• Lisa (H) Sept 20
• Matthew Sept 24
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TROPICAL STORM KARL: SEPT 14-17, 2010
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FLOODING FROM KARL: NORTH OF VERACRUZ; SEPT 18
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TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW: SEPT 24, 2010
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During 2010, Oaxaca and some other parts of Mexico
have endured their worst rainy season on record, with
heavy flooding and mudslides forcing
thousands from their homes.
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Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, famous for its colonial
buildings and archaeological sites, is the heartland of the
indigenous Mixe culture, which is considered one of
Mexico's poorest.
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A VIEW OF THE LANDSLIDE
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A VIEW OF THE LANDSLIDE
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The slide dragged several houses some 400 m down the hillside along with cars, livestock and
light poles.
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It is not yet clear how many homes were damaged or buried
in the slide and how many deaths.
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Bad weather and roads damaged by earlier
mudslides kept emergency rescue teams from reaching the residents of Santa Maria
Tlahuitoltepec
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The landslide, triggered by heavy rain fall from Hurricane Karl and tropical storm Matthew, buried
hundreds in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, MX, around 4 am as
they slept.
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Matthew moved northward towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with heavy rain
fall.