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Current events of September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) (Monday)

Hurricane Ingrid is due to make landfall in Mexico as the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel causes heavy rain on the Pacific coast. So far, 21 people have died as a result of the two storms including 14 people in Guerrero state. (AP via ABC News America)
Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan with concerns raised about a possible impact on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (The Australian)
Rain continues in the American state of Colorado as more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for in the current floods. (Los Angeles Times)

The United States and Russia agree to a deal to eradicate chemical weapons in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad agrees to the deal but the opposition does not. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)

At least one gunmen open fire at Washington, D.C.'s Naval Yard; the city's mayor said at least 13 have been killed. One of the gunmen is dead, while the police chief states that another suspect is at large. (NBC) (The Washington Post) (CNN)