39 dead in Mexico landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Earl

At least 39 people have been killed by landslides in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz after Tropical Storm Earl hit eastern Mexico, according to the official Twitter account of National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Puente. Before becoming a tropical storm as it moved across the region and then being downgraded to a tropical depression, the storm was Hurricane Earl.

 
"The remnants of Hurricane Earl (now a tropical depression) are moving off the southwestern coast of Mexico and are expected to regain strength," CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said.
While the storm has been downgraded, the heavy rains will continue, forecasters said.
"The remnants of Earl are expected to produce an additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall over portions of the Mexican states of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz through tonight," the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Sunday. "These rains could result in life-threatening flash floods and mudslides."