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Rain Collapses Periférico Norte, Honda River Overflows in Naucalpan
The heavy rains, dropping up to 12 centimeters in less than 90 minutes in some parts of the city, caused localized flooding of numerous main thoroughfares and tunnels, backing up traffic for hours and prompting police to close down roads, particularly in the north of the capital
Read moreMiners Remain Trapped in Coahuila, AMLO Visits Site
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Four days after at least 10 men were trapped in the collapsed El Pinabete coal mine in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila, with prospects of their survival dimming rapidly as rescue workers have been unable to drain a 40-meter flood of water that has filled the mine, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Sunday, Aug. 7,
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Outrage over AMLO’s Flood Relief Program
Read moreHeavy Rains Flood State of Mexico
By KELIN DILLON Intense rainfall in the State of Mexico (Edoméx) on the night of Monday, July 5, caused massive flooding throughout the region, leaving cars submerged in water and streets akin to rivers. The municipality Atizapán de Zaragoza experienced such heavy hail and rains that authorities warned people and pets could get swept away in the currents racing through
Read moreAMLO’s ‘Primero los Pobres’ Policy Means Poor Were First to Drown
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ever since he took office in December 2018, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been repeating ad nauseum his favorite motto, “primero los pobres” (“the poor first”), using it to justify everything from closing down more than 5,000 public soup kitchens and women’s shelters, to denying crucial medications to children dying from cancer, to overtaxing the
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Joining Forces against Morena The leaders of Mexico’s three largest minority parties met on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with two top entrepreneurs who recently formed a political front called Sí por México (Yes for Mexico) to compete against the ruling National Regeneration Movement in the upcoming 2021 midterm elections. Facebook Marko Cortés of the National Action Party (PAN),
Read moreFrance Donates 1.4 Million Pesos to Red Cross for Flood Victims
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In response to a request from Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE), on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the French Embassy here presented the Mexican Red Cross with a check for the some of 60,000 euros — roughly 1.45 million pesos — the French Embassy said. The French donation will be used to help families affected by
Read moreAt least 27 Dead in Tabasco, Chiapas Due to Flooding
XINHUA At least 27 people have died and thousands have been displaced or left homeless from severe flooding in the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco as a result of unprecedented downpours in the region, top officials said on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. “There was record rainfall,” said Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in his morning press
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Self-Inflicted Wounds
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