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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | January 2008 
Strong Winds in Mexico City Leave 1 Dead, 200,000 Without Power
 Adriana Arai - Bloomberg
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| | A fireman cuts up the branches of a tree felled by strong winds in Mexico City January 23, 2008. The winds left more than 200,000 people without power in the capital, the police said. (Reuters/Henry Romero) | | |
Strong winds swept across Mexico City yesterday killing one person and leaving more than 200,000 people without power in the capital.
The 28-year-old man died when a tree fell on his car in the eastern part of the city, Secretary for Public Security Joel Ortega said in a televised interview. Gusts as high as 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour brought down 36 trees, he said.
Falling trees damaged circuits and power lines, causing outages across the city, said Jorge Gutierrez, chief executive officer of local power distributor Luz y Fuerza del Centro. The airport wasn't affected, he said in a televised interview.
A cold front produced the strong winds, according to the National Meteorological Service's Web site.
Television images showed several vehicles crushed by trees and traffic snarled after lights went out. The city suspended its electric bus service, affecting about 10,000 passengers. Gutierrez said he expected power to be restored soon.
To contact the reporters on this story: Adriana Arai in Mexico City at Aarai1(at)bloomberg.net |
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