At least 14 people have died and dozens more were injured after a tornado hit northern Mexico.
The death toll rose after the body of a baby blown away by the tornado was found in northern Mexico.
The powerful winds that tore across Ciudad Acuna yesterday ripped the infant from the arms of his parents, triggering a search for the child.
A federal official, who requested anonymity, confirmed the baby's death.
The death toll comprises ten adults and four children, with nearly 290 people injured.
Some of the fatalities were people driving to take factory employees to work, officials said.
The federal government said the six-second tornado destroyed 247 homes and damaged another 450.
Walls and ceilings collapsed under the force of the tornado, which travelled at a speed of 49km/h and blew gusts over 199km/h, the government said.
President Enrique Pena Nieto viewed the damage from both the air and ground level late last night.
"This was a surprise event with no alert whatsoever from a satellite or any other kind of system that monitors these kinds of events," he said during a briefing with local, state and federal officials.
The tornado's path of destruction stretched for 1.8km through the city.
A spokesman for the National Meteorological Service said it was the strongest tornado for at least 15 years in Mexico.
Preliminary findings suggested it registered between a grade EF2 and EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, power outages hit about 4,900 users in the area, according to national electricity utility CFE, while full restoration is expected by the middle of the week.
