From home to rubble: growing weather risk fuels Mexico landslides

An aerial view shows an area hit by a landslide on September 10, caused by heavy rains and an earthquake that loosened the hillside, at the Cerro del Chiquihuite, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The landslide that hit the Cerro del Chiquihuite hill on the edge of Mexico City on Sept. 10 buried Eustacia Angel Valentin's home and three other houses, killing four people and forcing over 140 families to relocate.

It was just one of scores of natural disasters to strike Mexico in the past few years, exacerbated by urban growth and extreme meteorological conditions, which are becoming more commonplace due to climate change, scientific studies show.