100,000′s flee Mexican floods
4/11/2007 BBC Hundreds of thousands of people have fled severe floods in the south Mexican state of Tabasco where rivers burst their banks after heavy rain. The centre of the state capital, Villahermosa, is under between 2m (6 feet) and 6m of water with only rooftops visible from the air. Some 300,000 are still trapped in their homes in Tabasco, waiting to be rescued by boat or helicopter. President Felipe Calderon has ordered the entire air force to help bring supplies into the region and move people out. Villahermosa is completely overwhelmed by murky, filthy water. The Mexican government has admitted that the scale of this disaster has taken them by surprise and for those still trapped in the remote areas of Tabasco aid is still a long way off. As the massive operation continues, there are now fears that disease could spread and forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way.