Mexican floods recede, but death toll and criticism mount
Tagged: MexicoPosted on: November 6th, 2007
Floodwaters in Mexico’s hard-hit Tabasco state began receding Monday, as the number of dead or missing rose and criticism swelled over the government’s alleged failure to prevent and respond quickly to one of nation’s worst natural disasters.
More than a week after rain-swollen rivers in the region burst their banks, an estimated 20,000 people remained trapped on rooftops Monday.
Some media reports said 30 bodies had been recovered from the fetid water that has covered two-thirds of the state, swallowed tens of thousands of homes and displaced an estimated 1 million residents.”*
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