Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel hit Mexico

A stranded bus is seen as cars make their way through a flooded street in Acapulco on 15 September, 2013 BBC.com

This weekend Mexico was hit on either coast by two major storms. Hurricane Ingrid assaulted the eastern coast and Tropical Storm Manuel pummeled the west coast. According to the article Mexico hit by Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel by the BBC, the dual attack killed over 40 people in flooding and landslide incidents. Hurricane Ingrid is expected to cause over 15 inches in rainfall and produce winds that exceed 55km/hr. 6000 people have evacuated to emergency shelters and 20,000 homes are without power. The last time two storms hit Mexico within 24 hours was in 1958.

Lower developed areas, such as some of the states in Mexico that suffer from poor infrastructure, are more vulnerable to the risk of flash floods and landslides. Although these combined storms were severe, the fatalities produced could have been lessened. For example in homes with proper building regulation, the risk of collapse is greatly reduced. Also proper warning systems and evacuation techniques may have saved more lives. Violent storms such as these are more common due to climate change and we can expect to see more in the future.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24098184