At least 48 dead in Mexico,Guatemala storms

Major storms that have ravaged Guatemala and southern Mexico over the weekend have killed a total of at least 48 people as flooding and mudslides sparked massive damage,officials said.

In Mexico,floods killed at least three people and forced nearly half a million from their homes,state authorities said yesterday.

Guatemala8217;s overall death toll hit 45 on Sunday,as the impoverished Central American nation struggled through its worst rainy season in 60 years.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon was headed to his country8217;s south today.