tagged w/ Mexico Floods 2007
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80% of the Mexican state of Tabasco is underwater. Streets have become canals. Pastureland has become floodplains. Farmland has become island. In the midst of this unprecedented disaster, Operation Blessing has teamed up with Centro Cristiano, one of the largest churches in Villahermosa. They are distributing survival kits to help flood victims get through the next few days and weeks. More importantly, they have worked to install four water purification systems, delivering up to 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water per day.80% of the Mexican state of Tabasco is underwater. Streets have become canals.... more
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A mudslide has struck a village in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, leaving at least 16 people missing, feared dead.A mudslide has struck a village in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, leaving at... more
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Sixteen people in the state of Chiapas are feared dead after heavy rains caused a mountain village to collapse into a river.
"This village practically disappeared."
Sixteen people in the state of Chiapas are feared dead after heavy rains caused a... more
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Aide workers have brought food and supplies to survivors of the floods in Tabasco, Mexico.
"People are fighting over food and water, and the lack of electricity and running water are making life in the city impossible," said Martha Lilia LopezAide workers have brought food and supplies to survivors of the floods in Tabasco,... more
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Rescue workers and police were out in force helping flood victims in southern Mexico, as food shortages sent hundreds of hungry people on a looting rampage at a shopping center.
Around 80 percent of the Belgium-sized state of Tabasco was flooded after seven rain-loaded rivers burst their banks in the flat, flood-prone region, in its worst natural disaster in decades. Why do people take advantage of their neighbors in dire situations like this?Rescue workers and police were out in force helping flood victims in southern Mexico,... more
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Tropical storm Noel has wreaked havoc on several Caribbean islands killing as many as 59 people and causing countless others to evacuate. Rescue efforts have been thwarted by the flooded conditions, which have caused severe damage to homes, bridges and other properties.Tropical storm Noel has wreaked havoc on several Caribbean islands killing as many as... more
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Military trucks hauled bottled water, food and clothing to Mexico's flooded Gulf coast Friday as rescue workers in helicopters and boats worked furiously to retrieve thousands of victims stranded on rooftops.Military trucks hauled bottled water, food and clothing to Mexico's flooded Gulf... more
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