Two storm systems left 29 people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes as heavy rains battered Central America and Mexico’s Pacific coast, officials said. Central America alone accounted for 24 of those dead and nearly 60,000 people made homeless by the storms, according to local authorities and emergency services. Another five people were killed in Mexico, where Hurricane Jova’s torrential rains forced at least 4,000 people to leave their homes. The storms triggered heavy flooding, blocked roads, and caused electricity outages and mudslides. Many homes were destroyed. In hard-hit Guatemala, where 15 people died and over 52,000 were forced from their homes, torrential rains…
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