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Friday, September 20, 2013

Mexico looks for missing chopper in flood relief

A civil defense member takes pictures of a collapsed bridge over the Papagayos River near Lomas de Chapultepec, Guerrero state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport after Tropical Storm Manuel made landfall on Sunday. The airport as well, was flooded. Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco to evacuate at least 40,000 mainly Mexican tourists stranded in the resort city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico looks for missing chopper in flood relief

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for a federal police helicopter that went missing while carrying out relief operations on the flood-stricken Pacific coast.
An army captain who was not authorized to be quoted by name said Friday that the army and other civilian authorities are still looking for the chopper, a day after it was reported missing.
The officer had no further information on how many people were aboard the craft, or where it was when it was last heard from.
Federal police are helping to move emergency supplies and aid victims of massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Manuel.


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