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☆ Hurricane John slams into Mexico’s southern coast after rapidly intensifying
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Chris Lau | Gene Norman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night after rapidly strengthening into a major Category 3 storm, triggering warnings of ‘life-threatening’ floods and mudslides. Oaxaca state is a popular tourist spot known for its beautiful landscapes and beaches. Fishermen return to shore ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The Salina Cruz Port is seen closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The rainfall could cause a life-threatening storm surge, producing significant coastal flooding near the landfall location, the National Hurricane Center said.

Persons: John, Hurricane, Rusvel Rasgado, Ana Aldai, ” Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Getty, Associated Press, AP Locations: Mexico’s, Marquelia, Guerrero, Mexican, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, AFP, Puerto Escondido, Salina Cruz Port

CNN —Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 storm after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides. John has since weakened to a tropical storm and is slowing as it moves northwest of the coastal city of Acapulco in Oaxaca state. Fishermen return to shore ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The Salina Cruz Port is seen closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The government of Mexico has as changed the hurricane warning from east of Acapulco to Lagunas de Chacahua to a tropical storm warning.

Persons: John, National Hurricane Center . John, Hurricane, Rusvel Rasgado, Ana Aldai, ”, Chacahua Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center ., National Hurricane Center, Getty, Associated Press, AP Locations: Mexico’s, Marquelia, Guerrero, Acapulco, Oaxaca, ”, Mexico, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, AFP, Puerto Escondido, Salina Cruz Port, Lagunas, Chiapas

☆ Analysis-In Mexico, Gender Balance Push Puts Political Parties in Unfamiliar Bind
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Since 2018, Congress has been split 50-50, and nine of 31 state governors are now women - up from only one woman state governor five years ago. SET IN STONEThe push that also saw Lopez Obrador opt for gender parity in his first cabinet has ushered in a broader shift that looks very likely to yield Mexico's first woman president next year. Carla Humphrey, an INE commissioner who has helped lead the charge for equal representation, said the watershed dates back to gender parity recommendations enshrined in law in the 1990s. They were buttressed by 2012 changes that meant parties could have candidates disqualified if the rules were not met. Since 2019, Mexico's constitution requires gender parity in all elected positions.

Persons: David Alire Garcia, Clara Brugada, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Andres Manuel Lopez, Brugada, Garcia Harfuch, Violeta Vazquez, Rojas, " Vazquez, MORENA, Olga Sanchez Cordero, Lopez, Carla Humphrey, We've, Humphrey, Margo Glantz, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Evelyn Salgado, Glantz, Salgado, Hurricane Otis, Dave Graham Organizations: David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY, Mexico City mayoral, Regeneration, Mexico City, Senate Locations: Mexico, MORENA, Mexican, Oaxaca, America, Caribbean, Guerrero, Hurricane, Acapulco

☆ Mexico braces for Category 5 hurricane, risk of 'catastrophic' damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Javier Verdin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Members of the federal forces chat as they keep watch at a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing RightsACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm made landfall near the beach resorts of Acapulco, with the potential to cause "catastrophic damage," the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The hurricane reached land near Acapulco, bringing maximum sustained winds around 165 mph (270 kmh) and heavy rain, the center said. In Guerrero, authorities were preparing storm shelters and the national guard said it was helping to prepare for rescues and evacuations. Reporting by Javier Verdin in Acapulco and Brendan O'Boyle in Mexico City; writing by Brendan O'Boyle; editing by Robert Birsel and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Javier Verdin, CONAGUA, Otis, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Evelyn Salgado, Brendan O'Boyle, Robert Birsel, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Guerrero, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Miami, Mexico City

☆ Hurricane Otis barrels toward Mexico's Acapulco as Category 5 storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Javier Verdin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] People walk along a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing RightsACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Hurricane Otis barreled toward Mexico's beach resort of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday and was poised to make landfall on its Pacific coast early on Wednesday. By 9 p.m. time (0300 GMT on Wednesday) Otis was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, the Miami-based NHC added. Over the weekend, Hurricane Norma killed at least three people as it passed along the northwest coast of Mexico. Days before, the powerful Hurricane Lidia left one person dead and several injured after battering Mexico's Pacific coast.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Javier Verdin, Otis, Evelyn Salgado, Norma, Hurricane Lidia, Brendan O'Boyle, Diego Ore, Natalia Siniawski, Alison Williams, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Punta Maldonado, NHC, Guerrero, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Miami, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Oaxaca

☆ Midwives check on pregnant migrants traveling through Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jose Cortes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Midwives Leticia Serrano and Maria Abascal talk to a migrant woman carrying her son, at a makeshift migrant shelter where Serrano checks on pregnant women, in San Sebastian Tutla, Oaxaca, October 19, 2023. As record numbers of migrants looking to reach the United States trek the perilous Darien Gap jungles between Colombia and Panama, many have reported rapes. The makeshift midwives' station in the camp in Oaxaca state, where families sleep in small tents with little protection from sun and rain, is part of a network of midwives helping migrants that operates across Mexico. Melanie Gonzalez, 22, has been traveling for two months since leaving Venezuela with her husband to seek work in the United States and send money back to her mother and two kids. At six-months pregnant, she, like many other women making the journey across Mexico faces numerous risks, including infections that can cause miscarriage and rough conditions.

Persons: Leticia Serrano, Maria Abascal, Serrano, Jorge Luis Plata, SEBASTIAN, Luzmar Rodriguez, I've, Rodriguez, Melanie Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Jose Cortes, Sarah Morland, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: San Sebastian, Oaxaca, Mexico, United States, Colombia, Panama, Venezuelan, Chile, Texas, Mexico City, Venezuela

CNN —A bus crash in the Mexican state of Oaxaca killed 18 people on Friday, according to local authorities, who say most of the passengers were migrants. Three children and two women are among the victims, all of whom are from Venezuela and Haiti, the Oaxaca state attorney general said. Pictures posted by authorities on Facebook show the large bus flipped over and heavily damaged on a curve of the mountainous Oaxaca-Cuacnopalan highway. Venezuela and Haiti are sources of large numbers of migrants traveling northward, fleeing insecurity and economic crisis at home. US and Mexican officials have struggled to respond to the arrivals, with Washington putting increasing pressure on Mexico City to shoulder more responsibility for people crossing its territory.

Persons: Biden Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Oaxaca Civil Protection Agency, Washington Locations: Mexican, Oaxaca, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuacnopalan, Mexico, Mexico City, Ukraine

JUCHITAN, Mexico, Mexico, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Several hundred migrants in southern Mexico awaited buses north on Monday under a new government program meant to help manage the numbers arriving, as Mexico's president said 10,000 people have been reaching the northern border with the U.S. daily. Thousands of migrants have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in recent weeks, alarming officials in U.S. border cities and prompting delays to trade. Salma was among about 400 people, including families with small children, awaiting buses headed to the state capital or Mexico City. In September, the number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border was on pace to approach, or surpass, previous monthly highs. Lopez Obrador called for countries to address root causes driving migration and lamented the deaths of 10 Cuban migrants in a traffic accident in southern Mexico on Sunday.

Persons: we've, Victor Salma, Salma, Jesus Gonzalez, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Papa, Jose Cortes, Lizbeth Diaz, Laura Gottesdiener, Raul Cortes, Daina Beth Solomon, Aurora Ellis, Gerry Doyle, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: U.S, Reuters, CBP, REUTERS, Texas National Guard, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Thomson Locations: JUCHITAN, Mexico, U.S, Tijuana, San Diego , California, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Venezuela, Mexico City, United States, Ciudad Juarez, Texas, Monterrey

☆ Sixteen people die after bus crashes with trailer in central Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Tow trucks and authorities work at the area of a road accident, which left over a dozen migrants dead, in Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos, in Oaxaca state, Mexico August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Fifteen Mexicans and one Venezuelan died in a road accident in central Mexico early on Tuesday, officials from Mexico's INM migration institute said in a statement. The 52 passengers traveling on the bus on Mexico's Miahuatlan-Coixtlahuaca highway included 10 passengers from Venezuela, the INM said, adding they had appointments to seek legal entry to the United States. Some 36 passengers were injured and taken to hospital after the bus crashed with a trailer in the early hours of the morning, officials from the state of Puebla said in a separate statement. A video shared on X by the local Red Cross unit showed a mangled white bus lying on its side while rescue teams worked in the dark.

Persons: Jose de Jesus Cortes, Noe Torres, Lizbeth Diaz, Isabel Woodford, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Anthony Esposito, Chris Reese Organizations: Morelos, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Local, Red, Thomson Locations: Tepelmeme Villa, Oaxaca, Mexico, MEXICO, Venezuela, United States, Puebla

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - The Mexican government on Monday set out fresh details of a plan to attract businesses to a corridor straddling a narrow isthmus of southern Mexico, part of a larger push to pump investment into the relatively poor region. The plan, called the Inter-Oceanic Corridor, will include 10 new industrial parks along the stretch connecting the Pacific port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state with the Gulf coast hub of Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz state, officials said. Officials also hinted at plans to construct four wind plants across the area, home to major installations of state-run oil company Pemex. Another reason to push manufacturing to the south is that the north - which benefits from its proximity with the United States - is facing a drought, officials say. Reporting by Kylie Madry; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by David Alire GarciaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mexican officials roll out investment plans for southern corridor
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Officials announced details for 10 industrial parks along the corridor connecting the Pacific port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state with the Gulf coast hub of Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz state. Four of the parks will be located in Veracruz and six in Oaxaca, officials said during an event touting the potential of the Interoceanic Corridor development plan. Lopez Obrador has repeatedly argued that southern states like Oaxaca are prime for investment versus the country's more industrial north. He has also touted southern Mexico's more ample water resources. The minister added that the Interoceanic Corridor project will be presented to companies from the United States, Canada, Taiwan and Germany, among others.

☆ Mexico's presidential jet sold to Tajikistan, in latest twist to political saga
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERSMEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential jet has been sold to the Tajikistan government, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, marking a possible end to a long-running political saga that the Mexican leader used to assail past excesses. The populist leftist who has for years railed against corruption of political elites, had previously said he hoped to sell the aircraft for at least $150 million. Shortly after he took office in late 2018, he announced plans to sell the jet, which featured marble touches and official government seals emblazoned on the walls along with multiple flat-screen monitors. "They will be built by military engineers and will be inaugurated before my term ends," he added. ($1 = 17.9941 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Isabel Woodford and David Alire Garcia; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes Mexico, no major damage or injuries reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] People stand on the street during a quake alarm in Mexico City, Mexico, April 3, 2023. The epicenter of the quake was near the Pacific beach resort of Puerto Escondido, in southern Oaxaca state, according to the USGS. Shortly after the quake, Oaxaca Governor Salomon Jara wrote on Twitter that no damages had been detected in the state. In nearby Morelos, Puebla and Mexico City, authorities also ruled out damages. Reporting by Kylie Madry and Sarah Morland; Editing by Himani Sarkar and David Alire GarciaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was shot dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Sarah Kinosian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

One man got out, walked inside and shot the 42-year-old journalist dead. As he lay dead, a nearby patrol car responded to an emergency call, intercepted the pickup and arrested the two men. "In silence zones people don't get access to basic information to conduct their lives," said Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ's Mexico representative. One of those killed was Gustavo Sanchez, a journalist shot at close range in June 2021 by two motorcycle-riding hitmen. "You would think the biggest enemy would be armed groups and organized crime," said journalist Patricia Mayorga, who fled Mexico after investigating corruption.

☆ In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Sarah Kinosian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

A day earlier, Lopez–who ran two online news sites in the southern Oaxaca state–had published a story on Facebook accusing local politician Arminda Espinosa Cartas of corruption related to her re-election efforts. As he lay dead, a nearby patrol car responded to an emergency call, intercepted the pickup and arrested the two men. "In silence zones people don't get access to basic information to conduct their lives," said Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ's Mexico representative. The infrastructure was a part of the Interoceanic Corridor–one of Lopez Obrador's flagship development projects in southern Mexico. "You would think the biggest enemy would be armed groups and organized crime," said journalist Patricia Mayorga, who fled Mexico after investigating corruption.

☆ In Mexico, ancient Zapotec tombs reveal colorful murals depicting war
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History/Handout via REUTERSMEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Brightly-painted Zapotec murals invoking warfare recently unearthed from tombs in southern Mexico may date back nearly 2,000 years, officials said late on Wednesday of the find that sheds new light on the ancient civilization's funerary rites. Some of the latest murals were partially reconstructed from fragments originally found on the tomb floors, according to INAH. Two of the tombs were found completely intact, with further study of the human remains expected. In one crypt, some 240 objects were found, including stucco pieces with Zapotec writing, INAH said. The Zapotecs were contemporaries of the ancient Maya, with both cultures known for their elaborate writing, among the world's first-ever literary traditions.

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