Tropical Storm Barry Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured Along Mexico's Gulf Coast EFE
go to original June 21, 2013

An image provided by Veracruznews that shows a flooded street in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz after Barry made landfall there Thursday as a tropical storm. Barry, which has since weakened to a low-pressure system, left one dead and three injured and caused damage in at least 19 municipalities in Veracruz, authorities said. (EFE/Veracruznews)

XALAPA, Mexico - Barry, which made landfall in Mexico as a tropical storm but has since weakened to a low-pressure system, left one dead and three injured and caused damage in at least 19 municipalities in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities said.

Veracruz's Civil Protection Secretariat identified the one fatality as 48-year-old Pedro Reyes, who was swept away by the current while trying to cross a stream.

Two minors and an adult, meanwhile were injured in the Veracruz town of Ixhuacan de los Reyes.

Mexico's SMN meteorological service said in a bulletin Friday morning that the remnants of Barry, which was downgraded Thursday from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, could still drop torrential rain on the central Mexican states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz.

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