Searchers in Mexico Recover More Bodies, Raising Death Toll to 157 from Twin Storms Associated Press
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Building and bridges lie in rubble after the passing of Tropical Storm Manuel in the town of Quechultenango, Mexico, Sunday Sept. 29, 2013. The town, which stands next to where the rivers Huacapa and Limpio meet, was hard hit by Tropical Storm Manuel two weeks ago. (AP/Alejandrino Gonzalez)

MEXICO CITY - Searchers have found 10 more bodies of victims from twin storms that struck the country's Pacific and Gulf coasts at the same time last month, raising the death toll to 157, Mexico's government said late Wednesday.

Statistics sent by civil protection officials to The Associated Press said a total of 155 people had died across the states hit by the storms' heavy rain. But the head of the agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said later Wednesday that the toll had risen to 157.

Nearly 175,000 homes were affected by floods and landslides, mostly in the southern state of Guerrero.

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