Mexico says homes of up to 500,000 people damaged in floods

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Authorities said massive floods in southern Mexico have destroyed or damaged the homes of as many as half a million people, as rescue workers focused Sunday on reaching isolated communities surrounded by water for almost a week. Getting the sick and injured out - and vital supplies like food and water in - replaced mass evacuations as the priority for emergency workers in Tabasco and Chiapas states, where the widespread floods have caused 8 deaths. Many who decided to stay on rooftops to protect their homes from looters were running low on supplies, as were residents of cut-off communities, as the flooding entered its second week.