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Mexico

6 events over the last 55 published days.

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Illustration : MexicoAlejandro Islas Photograph AC · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Risk index
23/100
Calm
Over 7 days
▼ −2
Over 30 days
= stable
Rank
55th of 231 countries tied
Updated
22 Oct.

Travel advisories 23/70
Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) · United States: level 2 of 4

Right now 0/30
No particular event under way.

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Days in the newsMentioned on 6 of 55 days
29 Aug.22 Oct.

October 2026 3 events

16 October 2026 World

Mexico: six Yucatán lakes closed after deadly amoeba

Six lakes in Yucatán are closed after detection of the amoeba "Naegleria fowleri", known as "brain-eating". A water ski instructor died in September after contracting it. Authorities are asking people exposed to consult a doctor quickly.

15 October 2026 World

Storm Rachel kills at least eight in Mexico

Storm Rachel has caused at least eight deaths in Mexico. The country is in the midst of hurricane season, from May to November, intensified this year by the El Niño phenomenon.

11 October 2026 World

Category 4 hurricane near Mexico

Hurricane Simon reached category 4 off the Mexican coast. It was expected to approach the center-west coast of Mexico as a major hurricane during the night of October 10-11, with possible intensification before landfall.

September 2026 3 events

29 September 2026 World

Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico's Baja California peninsula

Category three Hurricane Polo is approaching Mexico with threatening winds and is expected to make landfall north of Cabo San Lucas, a heavily frequented tourist area.

25 September 2026 World United States

Hurricanes Polo and Nolo threaten Mexico and Hawaii

Hurricane Polo is striking communities in southwestern Mexico while Hurricane Nolo is strengthening near Hawaii, which faces its third cyclone threat of the year.

7 September 2026 World

Fireworks explosion in Mexico

An explosion of fireworks during a religious festival in central Mexico, near the church of Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Temascalcingo, killed at least ten people and wounded around sixty.

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