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Floods in Mexico: How to Help

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Monday, 05 November 2007

The floods in Tabasco have left countless people homeless. Nobody knows how many yet.

We do know that at least half a million people are affected, their homes cut off by the water, flooded, partially destroyed, or simply washed away entirely.

There may be 20,000 people still trapped on their roofs.

Up to eighty percent of the entire state has been inundated.

Obviously it's one of the worst natural disasters in Mexico's history. And it's nowhere near over.

People are running out of food and water. Electricity is down. Waterborne illness now becomes a major risk.

Some of the Televisa photo gallery is simply hard to believe. If you don't speak any Spanish, just assume each caption says something "yes, it's hard to believe life can suddenly suck this much." Take a look.

If you'd like to help, you can donate to the Red Cross, UNICEF, Save the Children, or any other charity you prefer in a matter of seconds. The Mexican Embassy has also posted direct transfer bank information for relief-specific accounts accessible in the U.S. and Canada.

Si hablan español, el gobierno del estado de Tabsaco tiene todos sus últimos avisos de la emergencia aqui, y Televisa pone sus noticias actualizadas con frequencia y muchos videos aqui.

CNN has an English language video report here.

Serious Katrina memories. I hope you'll want to toss in a few bucks yourself.