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Hurricane Dolly hits US-Mexico coastline
25 Jul 2008 11:12:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
 

A resident stands in front of a church damaged by Hurricane Dolly at Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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A resident gestures while standing in front of fish shops damaged by Hurricane Dolly at Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) away from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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A woman shields her baby from the rain after evacuating from a flooded neighbourhood in Matamoros July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.- Mexico border area and threatening floods. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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A resident stands on the roof of his house damaged by Hurricane Dolly at Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) away from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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Soldiers push an inflatable boat carrying residents during an evacuation at a flooded neighbourhood in Matamoros July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph ( 150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo ( MEXICO)
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Residents walk on a debris-covered beach near buildings damaged by Hurricane Dolly on Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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A house, flipped over by strong winds from Hurricane Dolly, is seen on Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
REF: RTX837C



A marine collects information from an evacuee before she gets onto a bus to be moved to a shelter with others at the community of El Chichonal, some 43 km ( 26.7 miles) from the border city of Matamoros,July 22, 2008. Dolly became a hurricane on Tuesday and bore down on southern Texas, but forecasters don't expect it to pack too much of a punch when it comes ashore near the Mexican border on Wednesday. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
REF: RTR20FU7



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