Noticias de Hoy

Most of the news today has to do with the weather… ++ The Interior Secretariat declared a state of emergency in Valle de Chalco, Ecatepec and Nezahualcoyotl, in the State of Mexico… after several sewage systems known as Canal La Compañía, Río de Los Remedios and Bordo Xochiaca, flooded over. ++ Hundreds of homes in Valle de Chalco were flooded… Over 700 people had to be evacuated as water levels reached one meter high. In the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl the Valle de Aragón, Plazas de Aragón, Villas de Aragón and Impulsora district were flooded and work to remove debris and repair the system had yet to begin. ++ President Felipe Calderón toured areas in Tuxpan, Michoacán and the La Compañía canal in Valle de Chalco, in the State of Mexico, where he announced support for people forced from their homes. In Mexico City water rose to over a meter high in the Arenal district in Venustiano Carranza borough… More than 1,000 homes were flooded…++ And rains also hit Guanajuato and Guerrero forcing more than 3,000 people from their homes. ++ And rains in Michoacán over the last five days left 15 people dead and another 35 people were missing. ++ The National Water Commission said problems arising from flooding from the Los Remedios and La Compañía sewage systems in the State of Mexico will take about a week to week-and-a-half to be corrected… The Commission said that in the case of the Tuxpan River in Michoacán, the problem is virtually under control…++ As he marked the 93rd anniversary of the Constitution in a ceremony in Querétaro, President Felipe Calderón once again issued a call to politicians to discuss and approve political reform for the nation’s benefit.

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