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Mexico Closes Oil Ports Ahead of Hurricane Delta

October 7, 2020

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Mexico's naval authorities on Tuesday ordered the closure of oil, cargo and passenger ports in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean ahead of Hurricane Delta, expected to sweep the Yucatan peninsula overnight.

Ports shuttered to large ships included Dos Bocas in Tabasco and oil installations in Campeche.


(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Frank Jack Daniel; editing by Drazen Jorgic)

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