Death toll from strongest hurricane in the Western Hemisphere is staggering

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Death toll from strongest hurricane in the Western Hemisphere is staggering
Robbie Herring and son Chris Herring, at right, wait as 
workers prepare an attempt to right their capsized 
shrimp boat in Bayou Dularge caused by the hurricane
 (Picture: Chris Heller/Houma Courier via AP)
Houses are damaged, crops are flooded and some areas are still without power.
But the official death toll from the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere stands at zero.
Hurricane Patricia battered Mexico with winds of up to 165mph.
President Enrique Pena Nieto said that 3,000 to 3,500 homes were damaged and about 8,650 acres of farmland was destroyed.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/REX Shutterstock (5304274a) Fallen trees are seen after the passage of hurricane Patricia, the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, in the coastal community of San Patricio-Melaque, state of Jalisco, Mexico Hurricane Patricia, Mexico - 25 Oct 2015
It was the strongest hurricane in the Western Hemisphere
 (Picture: Xinhua/REX Shutterstock)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Armando Solis/REX Shutterstock (5300671d) A farmer harvests papaya fruit from the uprooted plant in Michoacan's coast Hurricane Patricia, Mexico - 25 Oct 2015 Hurricane Patricia hit the southwestern Mexico and Categorized as storm 5, bringing lashing rains, surging seas and cyclonic winds hours after it peaked, it is one of the strongest storms ever recorded
Farmland was destroyed but the death toll stands at zero
 (Picture: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK)
In the Cihuatlan Valley, less than six miles from the Pacific, between 1,800 and 2,000 people depend directly on agriculture for livelihoods, said Narciso de Jesus Ramirez Rubio, a banana grower and president of the municipal small landowners association.

He argues Pena Nieto has ‘played down’ the damage.
‘This is total destruction,’ Ramirez said. ‘Agriculture along with tourism is the principle source of employment.’
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Armando Solis/REX Shutterstock (5300671i) The children play after the hurricane Patricia hit Michoacan's coast Hurricane Patricia, Mexico - 25 Oct 2015 Hurricane Patricia hit the southwestern Mexico and Categorized as storm 5, bringing lashing rains, surging seas and cyclonic winds hours after it peaked, it is one of the strongest storms ever recorded
Children play after the hurricane Patricia hit Michoacan’s 
coast (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
The Mexican navy put out a statement Sunday that it had 5,791 sailors and marines, 192 vehicles, seven aircraft, three vessels and eight mobile kitchens working to reach those affected by the mega-storm.
Patricia made landfall as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, having peaked at sea with winds up to 200 mph then coming ashore Friday evening.
A weather system that brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding to parts of the southern Plains and western Gulf Coast over the past several days continues to push eastward, with the greatest potential for heavy rain and flash flooding on Monday across parts of the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, as seen in this NOAA image taken by the GOES East satellite at 11:15 ET (15:15 GMT) October 26, 2015. Torrential rainstorms battered Louisiana on Sunday, leaving thousands without power, after pounding southeastern Texas as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia converged with a second storm. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
The storm battered Mexico on Friday evening (Picture: PA)
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