[NYTr] Mex: a Little Late, Tabasco Prepares Disaster Evacuation Plan

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Mexican State Prepares Evacuation Plan

Villahermosa, Mexico, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Over a quarter million
people are involved in an eventual massive preventive evacuation plan
for the devastated Mexican state of Tabasco, where works on the
Grijalva River may make for risks.

After a landslide in Ostacuan, two new 2,624-foot canals have been
opened through four million cubic meters of earth and volcanic stone.

The works should be finished, but the biggest danger could occur
between December 10 and 15 if heavy rains begin and Peñitas dam's
sluice gate must be opened to release 5,000 cubic meters of water per
second.

Meanwhile Tabasco Gov. Andres Grainer complained to President Felipe
Calderon that not even one cent of the promised 700 million dollars for
reconstruction has been given to them.

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