Hurricane 'Mexico' - October 1959, Mexico
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Windstorms – Landslide
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On 27 October 1959, the category 5 hurricane struck west Mexico with windspeeds reaching 260 km/h. A quarter of the homes in Cihuatlan, Jalisco state were totally destroyed.
Heavy rains triggered a massive landslide in the hills near Minatitlan (in the state of Colima) claiming 800 victims. The slide also uncovered hundreds of venomous snakes and scorpions that killed tens of people more in the aftermath.
1 Wikipedia. 2007. 1959 Mexico Hurricane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Mexico_Hurricane
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | 1,800 |
| No. Injured | |
| No. Affected | |
| Houses destroyed | |
| Houses damaged | |
| Other damage | - 3 ships |
| Economic cost |
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