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Strengthening Storm Alberto takes aim at Mexico's Gulf coast, at least three dead
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/tropical-storm-alberto-forms-over-gulf-mexico-bringing-floods-2024-06-19/Strengthening Storm Alberto takes aim at Mexico's Gulf coast, at least three dead
By Sarah Morland and Stephanie Hamel
June 20, 2024 5:52 AM EDT Updated 26 min ago
MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - The outer edges of Tropical Storm Alberto began to unleash heavy rains over parts of northeastern Mexico near the U.S. border late on Wednesday as the large tropical system closed in on the Gulf coast, killing at least three people.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm was located about 135 miles (217 km) east of the Mexican port of Tampico, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph), as military and emergency services personnel braced for its full impact.
Alberto is the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, though its sustained wind speeds remain below hurricane strength.
The deaths of at least three people, all minors, have been attributed to Alberto, Nuevo Leon state Governor Samuel Garcia told local media. He did not give any details.
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By Sarah Morland and Stephanie Hamel
June 20, 2024 5:52 AM EDT Updated 26 min ago
MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - The outer edges of Tropical Storm Alberto began to unleash heavy rains over parts of northeastern Mexico near the U.S. border late on Wednesday as the large tropical system closed in on the Gulf coast, killing at least three people.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm was located about 135 miles (217 km) east of the Mexican port of Tampico, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph), as military and emergency services personnel braced for its full impact.
Alberto is the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, though its sustained wind speeds remain below hurricane strength.
The deaths of at least three people, all minors, have been attributed to Alberto, Nuevo Leon state Governor Samuel Garcia told local media. He did not give any details.
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