The MND News Quiz of the Week: September 20th
Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Army rescues 32 in Ensenada as floods and landslides endanger lives on Mexico’s Pacific coast
Tropical Storm Rachel, now wreaking havoc in southern California and places as far inland as Las Vegas, claimed the lives of four people in northern Mexico, while the impacts of Hurricane Simon killed one person in Guerrero.
Dozens hurt in major protest against contaminated water in Guadalajara
The state government had just last week announced a project to rehabilitate the obsolete water distribution infrastructure after earlier offering refunds to affected users, but after a year of brown liquid emerging from their taps, protesting tapatíos had run out of patience.
Did the killing of ‘El Mencho’ in February change the cartel he led? US report offers clues
In an Oct. 9 report titled "CJNG After El Mencho," the Overseas Security Advisory Council assesses the impacts that El Mencho's takedown has had on the internal structure and operations of Mexico's biggest cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).