BELMOPAN, Belize — Tropical Storm Earl pushed over Mexico’s southern Gulf coast early Friday after drenching Belize and northern Guatemala. The statement said there was major infrastructure damage in the offshore cayes, as well as in Belize City and Belmopan. Mexico’s government issued a tropical storm warning for its southern Gulf coast from Ciudad del Carmen westward to Laguna Verde. The Center said the storm could leave 8 to 12 inches (up to 30 centimeters) of rain over parts of Belize, Guatemala and southern Mexico. The hurricane center said heavy rains would be a danger in southern Mexico through Saturday as Earl crosses the Yucatan Peninsula into the states of Tabasco and Veracruz.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2016 02:07 UTC