The Guardian - Jo Tuckman - 19 September 2013
A bridge in the city Coyuca de Benitez, which collapsed after storms across Mexico. Photograph: Rex
Hurricane Manuel makes landfall on back of two torrential storms that have left at least 80 dead across country
Mexico, which is reeling from two storms which left more than 80 people dead, was braced for more devastation on Thursday night after a third made landfall.
Hurricane Manuel reached the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, adding to a growing countrywide crisis that has seen the death toll rising every day along with new reports of acute emergencies requiring attention.
So far the worst affected area has been the southern state of Guerrero which was hit by an earlier version of Manuel when it first made landfall on Monday as a tropical storm before dissipating, returning to sea and regaining strength.
