Fatal Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless

Several days of heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow, forcing thousands of people from their homes and leaving at least 11 people reported dead in Mexico. Seven people in the southern state of Oaxaca and three in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz died as the result of flooded rivers and landslides, the daily Reforma reported. Among those killed was a man who had tried to cross the Tepango River, officials said. In the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco, a man who received an electric shock in his flooded home died at a hospital, officials said. Flooding has been reported across Mexico’s Gulf Coast in southern and central states. About 30,000 people were ordered to leave areas of Tabasco and Veracruz.