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Hurricane Agatha kills at least 11 people in Mexico - BBC News
Hurricane Agatha which struck Oaxaca state in Mexico has proved fatal, with 11 dead and more than 20 missing, the state’s governor has said.
The category two hurricane is the strongest to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast in the month of May since records began in 1949.
Heavy rain brought by Agatha, which struck on 31 May, triggered landslides and flash flooding.
Most of the victims were swept away by rivers or buried in mudslides.