Mexico News

Hurricane Beatriz Hits Mexico’s Coast with Heavy Rains

The second named storm of the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, strengthened to hurricane status after forming off the coast of southwestern Mexico on Sunday morning, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. According the 8 AM PDT advisory from the …

Mexico Buys $400M of Disaster Insurance

Mexico Friday announced that it has bought more than $400 million worth of insurance to protect vulnerable areas from the impact of hurricanes and other natural disasters. Mexico purchased 4.8 billion pesos ($404 million) of insurance to “protect public infrastructure …

US Businesses Reluctant to Open in Mexico

Dozens of Mattel Inc. employees were on their way to another day of work making Power Wheels in Mexico’s industrial heartland when gunshots erupted around them and a grenade ripped into one of their buses, killing one worker and wounding …

Earthquake Shakes Wide Area of Southern Mexico

A moderately strong earthquake shook Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Wednesday, sending people fleeing into the streets. No damages or injuries were reported. The magnitude-5.8 quake occurred at 8:24 a.m. local time (1324 GMT) and was centered about …

Quake Shakes Acapulco, Tourists to Streets

A moderate earthquake shook the Mexican Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, forcing dozens of nervous spring vacationers into the streets. No damages or injuries were reported. The magnitude-5.7 quake occurred at 6:07 a.m. local time (1107 GMT) and …