Mexican flood victims drink from river

Thirsty residents of a Mexican city devastated by floods drank from a muddy river and cisterns in their homes as water and food became scarce on Monday.

Flooding caused by burst river banks last week forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in the southern city of Villahermosa. But many inhabitants were unable to leave or stayed home fearing their houses would be robbed if they left.”*

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