Noticias de Hoy

Strong winds and heavy rainfall caused electricity blackouts in states such as Michoacán, Jalisco, State of México, Hidalgo, Guanajuato and the Valley of Mexico… Five thousand workers from the Federal Electricity Commission were sent out to repair the faults. ++++++++++++++ The National Water Commission said rains will continue in most of the country… Precipitation levels for the first three days of February matched average rainfall for the entire month. +++++++++++++++++ Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said that in view of the emergency sparked by heavy rainfalls he has been in touch with National Defense Secretary General Guillermo Galván Galván since the need could arise to call in the Army to help out citizens. ++++++++++++++++++ Michoacán, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Querétaro, Morelos and Jalisco are some of the states hardest hit by heavy rains… School had to be suspended in some places because of mudslides and flooding. +++++++++++++ President Felipe Calderón said that his new comprehensive security strategy for Ciudad Juárez will not be imposed from the center but will propose citizens’ participation to seek dialogue and promote it together with residents of Ciudad Juárez. ++++++++++++++++ The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office denied that four students had been “abducted” from Villas de Salvarcar… Officials said the students were taken to testify before the Public Prosecutor’s Office as witnesses, to provide their statements regarding the student killings in that district in Ciudad Juárez. +++++++++++++++ The Supreme Court has given its backing to the Single Rate Business Tax or IETU practically in its entirety… The IETU came into force on January 1, 2008 and more than 30,000 companies and individuals took legal action to challenge it. ++++++++++++++++++

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