HUAUCHINANGO: Standing near the lifeless body of her sister, Rosalia Ortega is grateful to have found her in the river of mud that suddenly swept away her house as torrential rains pounded this Mexican mountain town. At least 44 people have died since Thursday as floods wreaked a trail of destruction in the hardest-hit states of Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretaro and Veracruz.

Un balance preliminar de las víctimas registra 16 fallecidos en Hidalgo, cinco en Puebla, uno en Veracruz y uno en Querétaro, así como ocho desaparecidos. Hay también miles de…

MEXICO CITY: Flooding caused by heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico has set off landslides, damaged homes and highways, and left at least 28 people dead, authorities…