With flooding across nearly all of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco and food and drinking water scarce, health officials warned of possible epidemics of cholera and other waterborne diseases.
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| These children are among tens of thousands of people fleeing flooded areas in Tabasco, Mexico.
President Felipe Calderón said Thursday that floods in southeastern Mexico this year are "one of the worst disasters in the history of the country." |
Comment: "The United States is donating $300,000 to the affected area and U.S. President George W. Bush called Calderon to express sympathy and offer U.S. help."
Calderon had better think twice about that offer or he might end up with the same kind of help that Bush sent to those whose homes and property were demolished by Hurricane Katrina.