Applies to 446 municipalities
The Mexican government on Friday declared an extraordinary emergency due to low temperatures in 23 of its 32 states.
In recent days, snowfall and temperatures down to -17 ° have been recorded in the north.
On 13 January, a light snow surprised the highlands of Mexico City. The last time it snowed throughout the capital was in 1967.
More than 400 municipalities will receive funds to provide food, shelter and health services to its people.
These are the states where the extraordinary emergency statement applies:
• Aguascalientes
• Baja California
• Baja California Sur
• Chiapas
• Chihuahua
• Coahuila
• Durango
• Estado de México
• Guanajuato
• Hidalgo
• Jalisco
• Michoacán
• Nuevo León
• Oaxaca
• Puebla
• Querétaro
• San Luis Potosí
• Sinaloa
• Sonora
• Tamaulipas
• Tlaxcala
• Veracruz
• Zacatecas
http://elpais.com/m/internacional/2016/01/29/mexico/1454102877_152085.html
Thanks to Kurt Strom for this link
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