Mexico City Bureau Chief, Copley News Service
Mexico City Bureau Chief for Copley News Service
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Lynne Walker
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FROM Lynne Walker
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Terrible Floods in the Mexican State of Tabasco President Felipe Calderón calls the flooding in Tabasco "one of the worst natural disasters in the history" of Mexico. Half the Gulf Coast state is under water and 900,000 homes have been flooded. This year, flooding has also devasted the southern states of Chiapas and Veracruz. Lynn Walker is Mexico City Bureau Chief for the Copley News Services.
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