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Tropical Storm Barry Death Toll Rises To 3 In Mexico Agence France Presse | By Posted: 06/24/2013
Tropical Storm Barry Death Toll Rises To 3 In Mexico
Agence France Presse | ByPosted: 06/24/2013 3:42 am EDT | Updated: 06/24/2013 9:44 am EDT
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An eight-year-old child and his mother were killed in southern Mexico after being swept away in a river during Tropical Storm Barry, bringing the death toll from the storm to three, authorities said.
"After more than 24 hours, we were able to rescue the bodies of a woman and her child," Oaxaca Civil Protection director Manuel Maza Sanchez told AFP.
The pair were among a group traveling in a van that was swept away by the swollen river in a town in Oaxaca state, 660 kilometers (410 miles) from Mexico City the official said.
The third fatality occurred in the eastern state of Veracruz, where the storm made landfall on Thursday. A man died while trying to cross a river on horseback and was dragged by the force of the current, state authorities said.
Three more people were wounded and about 1,200 were evacuated preventively in the state.
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said Barry hit land in Veracruz at about 1300 GMT on Thursday, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour. The storm lost steam as it moved inland.
Earlier this month, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic season, Andrea, caused severe crop damage in Cuba and damaged more than 1,900 homes.
The Atlantic hurricane season started June 1 and runs through November 30.
Scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have predicted that the six-month Atlantic season will see 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes.
Hundreds of Mexicans in U.S. Get New Birth Certificates
Hundreds of Mexicans in U.S. Get New Birth Certificates
June 24, 2013
Imagine what life would be like if you had no form of documentation. No birth certificate. No driver's license. No Social Security number. No official proof that you even exist (to a government, at least).
This is the reality faced by many natives of the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Divided into 571 municipalities, Oaxaca is a mountainous state with many indigenous communities that have remained isolated from Mexican society. At least one-third of Oaxacans speak one of 16 native languages in the region; many women give birth in their isolated communities and never obtain birth certificates from the government for their children.
"You have to go to the head of municipal government, and you have to travel [long distances] sometimes without roads," said Carlos Sada, the New York-based Consul General of Mexico. "So what people do is they do not register their kids, so they go around their lives without their birth certificate."
Inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and typos in birth certificates are also common in the region, because birth certificates were all once written out by hand. Any error in a birth certificate makes obtaining an official passport or identification nearly impossible. Because of all of these barriers, some Oaxacans resort to buying counterfeit birth certificates for hundreds of dollars on the black market.
An estimated 300,000 Oaxacans reside in the greater New York City area, according to Sada, and hundreds lack any real documentation from Mexico or the United States. Due to the unique birth certificate dilemma in the region, the Mexican government last week arranged a week-long visit by the Oaxacan Civil Registry to the United States to fix errors and provide birth certificates to people who can prove they are from the region.
More than 500 Oaxacans registered and received new birth certificates this year in Mexico's second annual drive in its Philadelphia and New York City consulates. Last year, 420 Oaxacans gained documentation through the program.
Abelado Rojas, a 47-year-old construction worker from Oaxaca, has been living in New York City for 22 years. But an error in his original birth certificate has prevented him from obtaining any form of official Mexican identification his entire life.
Last Thursday, Rojas received his first accurate birth certificate. Smiling with the document in hand, Rojas said that piece of paper would give him peace of mind.
"It's a very good service, I'm very thankful," Rojas said in Spanish. "I'm very happy to have this worry gone in my life. To finally know I have this, it's a blessing."
Mazunte Center Events | Hridaya Yoga This Calendar lists all activities at our primary center in Mazunte, Mexico. Please note that you may join Agama's First Level Intensive Course at any time, ... hridaya-yoga.com/calendar/mazunte-center-events/
Mazunte Center Events | Hridaya Yoga
This Calendar lists all activities at our primary center in Mazunte, Mexico. Please note that you may join Agama's First Level Intensive Course at any time, ...
hridaya-yoga.com/calendar/ mazunte-center-events/
This Calendar lists all activities at our primary center in Mazunte, Mexico. Please note that you may join Agama's First Level Intensive Course at any time, ...
hridaya-yoga.com/calendar/
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