Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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Tropical Storm Erick was located almost 700 km off the coast of Guerrero on Tuesday morning and is expected to become a hurricane by tonight or early Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Erick forecast to make landfall in Oaxaca, Guerrero as...

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The government issued a Hurricane Warning from Punta Maldonado in the state of Guerrero extending 300 kilometers south to the Oaxaca coastal town of Puerto Angel to Punta Maldonado.
Storm ravaged Acapulco coast

Tropical Storm Dalila swipes Guerrero, damaging infrastructure and beachside businesses

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Dalila formed in the Pacific on Friday and then moved parallel to the coast of Guerrero, dumping between 75 and 150 millimeters of rain on Mexico's southwestern states.
Men deboard a Global X airplane as Mexican airport workers and immigration agents stand by

Support for deported Mexicans goes unused as the US sends returnees...

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Foreseeing a spike in deportations, the administration launched a support program, including job placement. As of May only 4% of returnees have benefited.
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Chiapas police

Guatemala files formal protest after Chiapas police incite gun battle across border

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By Tuesday, Guatemala's Foreign Ministry had sent a letter of protest and the Chiapas governor was scolded by President Claudia Sheinbaum for the "reckless" incursion.
A historic weekend of drug busts started on Friday, when Mexican customs officials at the border with Guatemala intercepted a tractor-trailer carrying 1.193 tonnes of cocaine concealed within its cargo.

In 3 days, authorities confiscate 44 tonnes of drugs in operations across Mexico

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The six operations, combined, brought a total economic loss of 1.4 billion pesos (US $73.5 million) to the country's two biggest drug cartels.
weather image showing storm

Barbara now a Category 1 hurricane, with Cosme gaining strength off shore

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Hurricane Barbara is expected to bring heavy surf and rip currents, as well as rainfall and winds, to the coasts of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco. 
material on fire

Sheinbaum cancels Guerrero trip after protesters sack headquarters of rival teachers union

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The president called the vandalism a "provocation" after a three-week strike by the dissident CNTE teachers union escalated into violence in Mexico City and Guerrero.
A woman picks up plastic bottles on a beach

National Beach Cleanup Strategy aims to eliminate plastic pollution

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The new environmental plan kicked off Thursday with a national beach cleanup day, in honor of World Environment Day.
Barbara forming

Tropical Storm Barbara could take form off the Guerrero coast this week

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Though the chances of the low-pressure system developing into a hurricane are low, it has the potential to dump potentially dangerous amounts of rain on Mexico's Pacific Coast.
AMLO voting in Mexico's judicial elections

AMLO breaks public absence to cast ballot in historic judicial vote

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Former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador voted in Sunday's elections from Palenque, Chiapas, his first public appearance since finishing his six-year term eight months ago.

What’s on in Oaxaca in June?

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While June is relatively calm before the storm of Oaxaca's busy Guelaguetza season in July, the city is still buzzing this month with exhibits, music, workshops and, of course, the city's Pride march.
Jalatlaco, Oaxaca

Off the beaten track in Oaxaca city

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In the streets and murals of Jalatlaco and Xochimilco, Oaxaca city's two oldest neighborhoods, writer Bethany Platanella finds the soul of the state's capital.
A map showing the path Tropical Storm Alvin is predicted to take, starting off the Mexican coast and approaching the Baja Peninsula

Tropical Storm Alvin forms off Pacific coast, heading for Baja

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The first named storm of Pacific hurricane season is expected to bring wind, rain and heavy swell to coastal states from Michoacán up to Baja California Sur.