The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 7th, 2003
Landslide, flood sweep away people, buildings in Mexico
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Saturday, June 7, 2003
Balastrera, Mexico -- A series of related disasters struck this popular truck-stop town between Mexico City and Veracruz. A landslide and flooding swept away people, animals and buildings and ruptured a gas pipeline.
Fifteen people were missing Friday from the flooding and explosions that rocked the area, according to the Nogales municipal police department.
Flooding leveled 10 houses in Nogales alone. At least two people were killed and 80 injured, but the toll was expected to...
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