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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | June 2008 
Floods Hit Mexico
 Philip Avery - BBC News
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Many parts of southern and central Mexico have been flooded after more than a week’s worth of heavy rains.
The southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has been worst affected. More than 7,000 people were evacuated from their homes as flood waters continued to rise. So far, at least five people have lost their lives in the floods. Heavy rain and floods have also affected the oil-producing state of Veracruz along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
The rainy season is now underway across much of Mexico. Since last Wednesday, the recent heavy rains have been particularly severe and persistent. Mexico’s rainy season starts around late May or early June and continues through into September and sometimes into October.
During the rainy season, most of the rainfall occurs during sharp afternoon thunderstorms, but recently, persistent and torrential rain has moved off the near Gulf, leading to widespread flooding.
In late October 2007, a week of torrential rain caused devastating floods across the banana-growing state of Tabasco. The low-lying area was completely submerged in water and over 700,000 people were affected.
Forecasters are expecting further heavy rain across much of central and southern Mexico over the coming weekend, but expect the rain to ease into the start of next week. |
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