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Police fired over stampede Map of Mexico City Mexico The authorities have fired 17 police officers after a nightclub raid caused a stampede that killed 12 people
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| Jun. 20 |
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12 trampled to death in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico| A raid on a nightclub resulted in a stampede for the doors and left two minors and three police officers among the dead | |
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Salmonella traced to Florida or Mexico Investigators looking for the source of an outbreak linked to tomatoes will focus on farms in Mexico and Florida
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| Jun.6 |
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Mexico to track sharks after fatal attacks Transmitters will be attached to sharks off the Pacific coast so scientists can monitor their behavior after 3 surfers were attacked
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| Jun.2 |
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Car crashes into bike race; one dead
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| Apr.27 |
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Earthquake rattles Mexico City A moderate earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck southwestern Mexico. It was was centered about 54.5 miles below ground
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| Nov.5 |
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Mudslide adds to flood woe Chiapas: A mudslide has struck a village in Mexico's southern state, leaving at least 16 people missing, feared dead
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| Nov.3 |
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Mexico flood toll rises to eight Chiapas: The department of civil defense in the state, which borders on Guatemala, reported finding 7 bodies
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Exodus out of flood zone
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Devastating floods prompt outbreak fears Hundreds of thousands fled a flooded region of the Gulf coast, jumping from rooftops into rescue helicopters
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| Nov.2 |
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President Calderon pledges disaster aid Felipe Calderon has pledged the full support of his government to help more than a million people hit by floods
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
| More than one million people are affected.
Most of the state is under water.
Tabasco Governor Andres Granier has urged anyone who owns a boat to help the rescue operation.
Villahermosa and many other townshave been turned into brown lakes with only treetops and roofs visible.
The storms have forced the closure of 3of Mexico's oil ports
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| Nov.1 |
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Race to save flood victims Map of Tabasco Mexico A massive rescue operation is under way after rains caused the worst flooding in the low-lying state's history
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| Oct.31 |
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Thousands flee flooding
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11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel
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| Oct.24 |
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Gulf of Mexico accident kills 18
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| Sep.27 |
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Tropical Storm Lorenzo becomes hurricane The storm, speeding along at 75 mph was expected to come ashore in Mexico
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| Sep.15 |
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Bus carrying tourists plunges into ravine
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| Sep.10 |
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Dynamite blast on truck kills 30 in Mexico
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| Sep.5 |
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Henriette blows toward Mexican mainland
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| Sep.4 |
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Henriette slams Baja peninsula
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| Aug.23 |
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Remnants of Dean drench central Mexico
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| Aug.22 |
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Dean hitting Mexico for second time
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| Aug.21 |
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Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf
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Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam Map of Yucatan Mexico| The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage. Dean charged ashore before dawn as a Category 5 but lost strength as it traversed the peninsula and was... | |
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| Aug.20 |
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Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5 The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, expected to landfall on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
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Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Jul.5 |
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Magnitude 6.1 quake. Chiapas
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9 die as jet careens onto highway
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| Apr.13 |
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Quake knocks out power in Mexico City
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| Sep.1 |
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Hurricane nears Baja California peninsula
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| Apr.17 |
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Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims An overcrowded bus speeding home from a festival veered off a ramp and crashed through a metal barrier
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| Feb.25 |
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Mine missing declared dead There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
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| Feb.24 |
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Rescuers suspend miners search Hazardous gas levels prompted rescuers to suspend the search for 65 men trapped in a coal mine by an explosion
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| Feb.20 |
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Hope fading for trapped miners
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| Feb.19 |
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Blast traps 66 in mine In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
| 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners.
Grupo Mexico owns the mine.
Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
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| Oct.23 |
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Resorts survey damage
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Relief in Mexico as Wilma leaves
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| Oct.22 |
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3 dead as Wilma lashes Yucatan Peninsula
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| Oct.21 |
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Hurricane batters resorts| The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day | |
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Wilma turns into a hurricane
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| Oct.7 |
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Hundreds missing after Stan storm. Guatemala
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| Oct.4 |
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Hurricane strikes Mexican coast
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| Sep.21 |
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Minister killed in helicopter crash
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| Jul.18 |
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Hurricane Emily hits Yucatan Hurricane swept across the peninsula toward the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas border
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| Mar.25 |
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Trapped explorers led out of cave
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Major power outage
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| Jan.22 |
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State of emergency for state of Colima
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| Jan.21 |
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Strong quake shakes Mexico; 24 dead A powerful and deadly earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude was felt more than 300 miles away in Mexico City
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| Dec.31 |
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New Year fireworks blast kills 28 Explosion occured in a street market full of fireworks stalls and sparked a blaze that spread to nearby buildings
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| Sep.22 |
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Isidore makes landfall |
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| Aug.6 |
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Bus crash kills 35 pilgrims
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| Jan.13 |
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7.6 earthquake El Salvador: The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses
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| Dec.18 |
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Volcano spews fire, lava
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.27 |
Earthquake rattles Mexico City A moderate earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck southwestern Mexico. It was was centered about 54.5 miles below ground
| 2007 |
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| Jul.5 |
Magnitude 6.1 quake. Chiapas
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| Apr.13 |
Quake knocks out power in Mexico City
| 2003 |
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| Jan.22 |
State of emergency for state of Colima
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| Jan.21 |
Strong quake shakes Mexico; 24 dead A powerful and deadly earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude was felt more than 300 miles away in Mexico City
| 2001 |
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| Jan.13 |
7.6 earthquake El Salvador: The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.2 |
Car crashes into bike race; one dead
| 2007 |
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| Sep.15 |
Bus carrying tourists plunges into ravine
| 2006 |
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| Apr.17 |
Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims An overcrowded bus speeding home from a festival veered off a ramp and crashed through a metal barrier
| 2002 |
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| Aug.6 |
Bus crash kills 35 pilgrims
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 20 |
Salmonella traced to Florida or Mexico Investigators looking for the source of an outbreak linked to tomatoes will focus on farms in Mexico and Florida
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.6 |
Mexico to track sharks after fatal attacks Transmitters will be attached to sharks off the Pacific coast so scientists can monitor their behavior after 3 surfers were attacked
| 2007 |
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| Oct.24 |
Gulf of Mexico accident kills 18
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| 2000 |
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| Dec.18 |
Volcano spews fire, lava
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.25 |
Mine missing declared dead There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
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| Feb.20 |
Hope fading for trapped miners
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| Feb.19 |
Blast traps 66 in mine In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
| 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners.
Grupo Mexico owns the mine.
Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.27 |
Tropical Storm Lorenzo becomes hurricane The storm, speeding along at 75 mph was expected to come ashore in Mexico
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| Sep.5 |
Henriette blows toward Mexican mainland
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| Sep.4 |
Henriette slams Baja peninsula
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| Aug.23 |
Remnants of Dean drench central Mexico
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| Aug.22 |
Dean hitting Mexico for second time
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| Aug.21 |
Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf
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| Aug.21 |
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam Map of Yucatan Mexico| The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage. Dean charged ashore before dawn as a Category 5 but lost strength as it traversed the peninsula and was... | |
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| Aug.20 |
Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5 The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, expected to landfall on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
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| Aug.20 |
Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan
| 2006 |
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| Sep.1 |
Hurricane nears Baja California peninsula
| 2005 |
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| Oct.23 |
Resorts survey damage
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| Oct.23 |
Relief in Mexico as Wilma leaves
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| Oct.22 |
3 dead as Wilma lashes Yucatan Peninsula
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| Oct.21 |
Hurricane batters resorts| The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day | |
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| Oct.4 |
Hurricane strikes Mexican coast
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| Jul.18 |
Hurricane Emily hits Yucatan Hurricane swept across the peninsula toward the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas border
| 2002 |
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| Sep.22 |
Isidore makes landfall |
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.5 |
Mudslide adds to flood woe Chiapas: A mudslide has struck a village in Mexico's southern state, leaving at least 16 people missing, feared dead
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 24 |
Police fired over stampede Map of Mexico City Mexico The authorities have fired 17 police officers after a nightclub raid caused a stampede that killed 12 people
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| Jun. 20 |
12 trampled to death in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico| A raid on a nightclub resulted in a stampede for the doors and left two minors and three police officers among the dead | |
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.3 |
Mexico flood toll rises to eight Chiapas: The department of civil defense in the state, which borders on Guatemala, reported finding 7 bodies
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| Nov.3 |
Exodus out of flood zone
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| Nov.3 |
Devastating floods prompt outbreak fears Hundreds of thousands fled a flooded region of the Gulf coast, jumping from rooftops into rescue helicopters
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| Nov.2 |
President Calderon pledges disaster aid Felipe Calderon has pledged the full support of his government to help more than a million people hit by floods
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| Nov.2 |
Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
| More than one million people are affected.
Most of the state is under water.
Tabasco Governor Andres Granier has urged anyone who owns a boat to help the rescue operation.
Villahermosa and many other townshave been turned into brown lakes with only treetops and roofs visible.
The storms have forced the closure of 3of Mexico's oil ports
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| Oct.31 |
Thousands flee flooding
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.5 |
9 die as jet careens onto highway
| 2005 |
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| Sep.21 |
Minister killed in helicopter crash
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.1 |
Race to save flood victims Map of Tabasco Mexico A massive rescue operation is under way after rains caused the worst flooding in the low-lying state's history
| 2006 |
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| Feb.24 |
Rescuers suspend miners search Hazardous gas levels prompted rescuers to suspend the search for 65 men trapped in a coal mine by an explosion
| 2005 |
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| Oct.7 |
Hundreds missing after Stan storm. Guatemala
| 2004 |
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| Mar.25 |
Trapped explorers led out of cave
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.10 |
Dynamite blast on truck kills 30 in Mexico
| 2002 |
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| Dec.31 |
New Year fireworks blast kills 28 Explosion occured in a street market full of fireworks stalls and sparked a blaze that spread to nearby buildings
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