Nightwatchman and 50 horses drown in Mexico City floods
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A nightwatchman and at least 50 horses drowned after heavy rain flooded an equestrian club in Mexico City, state rescue services said.
Two other people also died in overnight storms, media reports said.
The 71-year-old nightwatchman drowned at the La Barranca club - near the Mexico State border - as he tried to rescue the horses, state rescue services head Arturo Vilchis told AFP.
"A torrent of mud caused by heavy rains was too strong (for him) and he drowned along with between 50 and 60 horses," Mr Vilchis said.
In a night of fierce storms, a 13-year-old boy was swept away by a current as he crossed an avenue in Ecatapec in Mexico State, and a man died after being swept away in a stream in north-eastern Zacatecas State, press reports said.
- AFP
