Sube a 45 la cifra de muertos en México por paso de Earl
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![A Federal Police rescuer and his sniffer dog search for buried corpses amid the damage caused by a landslide ensuing the passage of Tropical Storm Earl in the community of Xaltepec, Puebla state, eastern Mexico on August 8, 2016. A total of 29 people died in the communities of Xaltepec, Tlaola and Huauchinango in the Mexican state of Puebla after their homes were buried by landslides following heavy rains from Earl, which reached Mexican territory on Thursday as a tropical storm and Saturday was only a remnant low pressure. / AFP / AE / ALFREDO ESTRELLA (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)](https://cnne-stage.cnn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gettyimages-587342696.jpg?quality=100&strip=info&w=940&h=530&crop=1)
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![Mexican soldiers help dig out damaged homes in Xalapa community, Veracruz, Mexico on August 6, 2016. Six people died in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz after their homes were buried by landslides following heavy rains from Earl, which reached Mexican territory on Thursday as a tropical storm and Saturday was only a remnant low pressure. / AFP / EDUARDO MURILLO (Photo credit should read EDUARDO MURILLO/AFP/Getty Images)](https://cnne-stage.cnn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gettyimages-586852840.jpg?quality=100&strip=info&w=940&h=530&crop=1)
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(CNN Español) - Al menos 45 personas han muerto por lluvias y deslizamientos de tierra en los estados de Puebla y Veracruz por el paso de la tormenta tropical Earl en el este de México.
En Puebla han fallecido 32 personas, mientras que en Veracruz se suman 13 muertos, según cifras de Protección Civil.
En Hidalgo se reportó un muerto pero no se considera a causa de Earl.
Desde hacía dos años un fenómeno natural no era tan mortal en México. Aunque ha perdido fuerza, los informes meteorológicos no son alentadores.
En Puebla permanece la declaratoria de desastre. Una avalancha de lodo sepultó varios hogares en la pequeña comunidad de Xaltepec. En Chicahuaxtla hay 350 viviendas afectadas.
Se estima que la tormenta tropical Earl ha afectado a 8.231 personas y 1.646 hogares en Veracruz.
El presidente Enrique peña Nieto expresó su "mayor solidaridad" con las víctimas e instruyó que las diferentes dependencias del Gobierno apoyen a los afectados.
Con información de Fidel Gutiérrez