Mexican authorities on Friday warned of strong rain across most part of the country, just days after the rains and floods that caused two deaths in central Mexico.
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) said a tropical front, weak member of the weather systems family including hurricanes, would bring humidity from warm oceans onshore starting with central and southern Mexico. Rains, hails and storms will accompany the front.
Strong rain is likely for all states along the central and southern coasts as well as Mexico City and the central mountainous area. Only the states on northern Pacific coast will be excluded.
On Monday, two people were found dead after Sunday's torrential rains in the central State of Mexico.
August and September's strong rain, in marked contrast to July's drought, saw around 20 percent more than normal level and killed crops that would have produced up to 1.5 million tons of corn.
Mexican authorities have attributed the extreme weather to El Nino, a periodic change in the atmosphere and ocean of the tropical Pacific region. The government says that the phenomenon has grown in recent years due to global warming.
(Xinhua News Agency September 12, 2009)
