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- Tropical Storm Barry weakens, dumps rain on Mexico
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry weakened to a depression after hitting Mexico's Gulf Coast on Thursday and forcing the evacuation of four towns near a rain-swollen river.
June 21, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Mexico's coast
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry hit Mexico's Gulf Coast on Thursday, lashing the state of Veracruz with heavy rains but causing only minor flooding and no heavy damage in its first hours over land.
June 20, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Tropical Storm Barry About to Make Landfall in Veracruz
Tropical Storm Barry, which strengthened yesterday over the Bay of Campeche, is set to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz within hours, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
June 20, 2013 - Bloomberg
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- Fidel Herrera in AFP
My friend Mel is coming to work for many months here in Veracruz,Beltran said. - Francisco Javier Ramirez Acuna in El Universal Online
This morning, I spoke with (Veracruz) Gov. Fidel Herrera,Interior Secretary Francisco RamÃrez Acuña told a news conference in Mexico City. "We agreed to take steps so federal forces can lend support to state authorities." - Jose Clemente Orozco in Seattle Times
Veracruz was the gateway to the Americas when the Spanish first came,explained Orozco, who helped organize the show. "Son jarocho is a cultural mixing of indigenous, African and even Middle Eastern influences - socially, people that are...