Thursday September 21, 2000 5:00 am MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical storm Norman formed in the Pacific on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains on portions of Mexico's southwest coast that left nine dead in flooding and mudslides as it headed toward land. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for a 186-mile stretch of the southwest coast from Zihuatanejo north to Manzanillo, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Zihuatanejo is located about 110 miles north of Acapulco. Torrential rains already affecting the southwest coast were expected to continue, with accumulations of 8-12 inches forecast for the storm warning areas as well as farther north and south along the coast, and well inland. In Chiapas, four people were killed Tuesday night when they were buried in a landslide in the coastal city of Tapachula, civil protection officials said. A fifth drowned in the Chiapas municipality of Concordia. In Acapulco, four others were killed Wednesday, the government news agency Notimex reported. Two were swept away by river currents. One man was knocked off his roof by the storm's 45 mph winds. Another man was killed when a tree fell onto his car. Heavy rains flooded streets and homes, brought down trees, and caused some dividing walls to collapse onto homes in southwestern Mexico, authorities there said. Authorities set up 200 shelters along the coast, Notimex reported. _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
