39 killed by mudslides in Mexico; new storm aims for Baja

Among the casualties of Earl, at least 32 people died in multiple mudslides in the mountainous north of Puebla state, said state Interior Secretary Diodoro Carrasco.

Forecasters said Javier should pass over or near the coast and then near the resort-dotted southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula on Monday.

Mexico army troops are helping in rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl.

Tropical storm Earl made a second landfall late Friday in the Gulf-coast state of Veracruz, causing flooding, mudslides.

According to local media reports the worst affected state is Puebla, specifically a remote town in Huauchinango, where around 28 people are confirmed dead.

In Puebla, 13 of the deaths occurred in the municipality of Huauchinango, which received the volume of precipitation of an entire month in 24 hours.

Javier has been producing squally winds with maximum sustained winds of 72 kmph and as of Sunday it was located around 337 km southeast of Cabo San Lucas.

Heavy rain is forecast for the state and parts of Sinaloa and Sonora through Wednesday morning.

Heavy rain continued in the region, forcing officials to close a section of the main federal motorway to the capital Mexico City.

Rainfall totals of 4-8 inches (locally up to 12 inches) are possible in western parts of the Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit along with the southern part of Baja California Sur.

The approaching Tropical Storm Javier is expected to bring heavy rains and high winds to southwestern Mexico in the coming days, U.S. weather forecasters said. In a day or so, decreasing SSTs, land interaction, and a more stable airmass are expected to cause weakening.The tropical storm is moving northwestward at about 11 kt.