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  1. tiered
    having or arranged in layers or levels
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    Weeks of heavy rains, including those brought by Hurricane Karl and Tropical Storm Matthew, have caused havoc and dozens of other deaths ...
  2. exacerbate
    make worse
    Huge swaths of riverside communities in southern Mexico were still under water Tuesday -- flooding exacerbated by the passage of Karl and Matthew.
  3. Interior
    the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
    Interior Minister Francisco Blake and Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz say three adults and eight children are missing following the mudslide early Tuesday.
  4. swath
    a path or strip (also figurative)
    Huge swaths of riverside communities in southern Mexico were still under water Tuesday -- flooding exacerbated by the passage of Karl and Matthew.
  5. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
    President Felipe Calderon offered his condolences in a statement and said Interior Minister Francisco Blake would be in charge of coordinating federal rescue efforts.
  6. drenched
    abundantly covered or supplied with
    Drenched Mexico Hillside Collapses; 11 Missing

    Published September 28, 2010

    | Associated Press

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    Sept. 28, 2010: A woman walks past the damaged bridge that crosses the Macuilxochitl river near the town of Tlacolula, Mexico.
  7. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
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Created on Tue Sep 28 21:18:16 EDT 2010

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