Nine dead as storms strike Texas and Mexico
Six people were killed when severe US storms spawned a tornado that struck a small Texas community near the Mexican border, officials said.
Three more people died in Mexico as the storms tore through.
The six US deaths were reportedly in one home, said Eagle Pass Fire Chief Roy Delacruz.
The tornado struck areas of Maverick County known as Loma Linda and Chula Vista, he said.
In Piedras Negras, Mexico, at least three people were killed and 40 were injured in the severe weather, authorities said.
The violent storm ripped roofs from homes, toppled power poles and damaged dozens of cars and homes, said Oscar Murillo, the city’s civil protection director.
Eagle Pass is about 145 miles south-west of San Antonio.
