Death toll from Tropical Storm Rachel rises to four in Mexico

TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP)—Mexican authorities on Monday reported four people died from the impact of Tropical Storm Rachel, which slammed the country’s northeast with heavy rains and strong winds.

The victims included two minors and two adults from the same family, who died in flooding caused by the storm, according to the prosecutor’s office for the northeast state of Baja California.

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