Agencia EFE August 25, 2014 8:19am Hurricane Marie affects 10,000 families, leaves 3 missing in Mexico 1 0 1 Municipalities of Mexico•Oaxaca Placard ENLARGE (Globalpost/GlobalPost) Mexico City, Aug 25 (EFE).- Hurricane Marie, a Category 5 storm, affected 10,000 families in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, while three fishermen were reported missing in Baja California Sur state, officials said. The storm damaged roads, triggered landslides, caused rivers to overflow their banks and flooded houses, the Oaxaca state government said, adding that Juquila and Pochutla were the two worst-hit districts. The federal Government Secretariat will be asked on Monday to declare a state of emergency and disaster in 10 cities affected by the storm so 10,000 families can receive assistance, Oaxaca officials said. A boat carrying seven fishermen capsized on Sunday in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, emergency management chief Wenceslao Petit Jacinto said. "I have been informed that four of the seven fishermen were able to swim to shore. Unfortunately, we have three fishermen missing," Petit told reporters. Search teams are trying to find the missing fishermen, Petit said.

Agencia EFE August 25, 2014 8:19am

Hurricane Marie affects 10,000 families, leaves 3 missing in Mexico

Municipalities of Mexico

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Oaxaca

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Mexico City, Aug 25 (EFE).- Hurricane Marie, a Category 5 storm, affected 10,000 families in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, while three fishermen were reported missing in Baja California Sur state, officials said.

The storm damaged roads, triggered landslides, caused rivers to overflow their banks and flooded houses, the Oaxaca state government said, adding that Juquila and Pochutla were the two worst-hit districts.

The federal Government Secretariat will be asked on Monday to declare a state of emergency and disaster in 10 cities affected by the storm so 10,000 families can receive assistance, Oaxaca officials said.

A boat carrying seven fishermen capsized on Sunday in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, emergency management chief Wenceslao Petit Jacinto said.

"I have been informed that four of the seven fishermen were able to swim to shore. Unfortunately, we have three fishermen missing," Petit told reporters.

Search teams are trying to find the missing fishermen, Petit said.