Deadly Mexico storms kill 42, floods strand thousands

Two powerful storms pummeled Mexico as they converged from the Pacific and the Gulf on Monday, killing at least 42 people and stranding some 40,000 tourists in the Pacific resort of Acapulco amid some of the worst flooding in decades. Tropical Depression Ingrid battered Mexico’s northern Gulf coast, shutting some of the country’s oil operations, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel lashed the Pacific coast, inundating the popular tourist hub. Even as Ingrid and Manuel weakened, the storms continued to unleash massive rains that have killed at least 42 people in the states of Veracruz, Guerrero, Puebla, Hidalgo, Michoacan and Oaxaca, national emergency services said.