BajaNomad - Mexico Floods in Tabasco

Mexico Floods in Tabasco

Roberto - 11-2-2007 at 02:36 PM

and, my hero at work:

bajajudy - 11-2-2007 at 03:44 PM

I read somewhere that there were 300,000 displaced people.
This seems like a good situation for our help. I will check with the Red Cross here to see if they are taking donations. Calderon has said that this is one of the worst disasters ever in Mexico.

Roberto - 11-2-2007 at 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by lencho
And joking aside, I don't know how the U.S. news is presenting this, but it's a major national disaster.

--Larry

That's pretty much the way it's being presented: a National disaster.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307499,00.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3808883
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/world/main3443635....

Fox had it on it's front page, abc and cbs on it's second, or summary page, can't find it on NBC

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/world/americas/03mexico.ht...
on world page, not front

That's the gist of it.

[Edited on 11-2-2007 by Roberto]

DENNIS - 11-2-2007 at 04:11 PM

Jesus Christo.... What a graphic. This heroic man, fighting elements for himself and his dog. I hope they were both OK.

bajajudy - 11-2-2007 at 04:28 PM

I could be wrong....but I think that the dog is saving the man. If you look in the background there is a Marina and another guy with a yellow rope trying to save something/one. The dog has the same rope around him.

Roberto - 11-2-2007 at 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by bajajudy
I could be wrong....but I think that the dog is saving the man. If you look in the background there is a Marina and another guy with a yellow rope trying to save something/one. The dog has the same rope around him.

Yep - that's my hero.

Corky1 - 11-3-2007 at 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by bajajudy
I read somewhere that there were 300,000 displaced people.
This seems like a good situation for our help. I will check with the Red Cross here to see if they are taking donations. Calderon has said that this is one of the worst disasters ever in Mexico.

Funny how people can get all concerned about a flood on the mainland, wondering about getting Red Cross help with flood victims. :?:

When right here in Baja Norte, the fires are out and everyone forgets because its not on the front page any longer. :fire:

No Red Cross help or any location for anyone else to assist??? :?:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=27759

Just my .02.

Corky :no:

comitan - 11-3-2007 at 11:38 AM

If anyone is interested in making a donation to help these people, you can go to any Mexican Bank and make a donation for as little as 20 pesos.

Mango - 11-3-2007 at 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by Corky1

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Funny how people can get all concerned about a flood on the mainland, wondering about getting Red Cross help with flood victims. :?:

When right here in Baja Norte, the fires are out and everyone forgets because its not on the front page any longer. :fire:

No Red Cross help or any location for anyone else to assist??? :?:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=27759

Just my .02.

Corky :no:

Not to disregard anyones suffering or need; but, for those of you confused about the magnitude of the flooding in Tabasco... Imagine ALL of Ensenada and 1/2 of TJ burning to the ground and then making it nearly impossible to find anywhere safe in all of Baja Norte to go. I'm really not trying to compare apples and oranges, I'm just pointing out apples are apples and oranges are oranges.

The flooding presently occurring is truly sad and it is an enormous problem. I have read that upwards of 80% of the state of Tabasco is underwater and that over one million people in Tabasco are effected by flooding. Many people will be affected for quite some time to come.

Tabasco is very low lying area with many wetlands; much, like the gulf coast here in the USA. The state Chiapas, much of which drains to Tabasco, is also experiencing major flooding.

Corky1 - 11-3-2007 at 04:39 PM

Mango,
I agree the people in Tabasco are having a BIG problen.

My point was almost 2 weeks has past since the fires in Baja Norte and no attempt that I have been able to locate has been made to help out those fire victims that lost homes and everything else they had.

I think we should work in our own back yard before running off the the neighbors yard???

My .02

Corky

Minnow - 11-4-2007 at 05:31 AM

I asked my wife who was saving who. Her comment "the dog was saving the man". When I asked how she knew she said, "Dogs can swim, Mexicans can't". There you go, it is official. :lol:

toneart - 11-4-2007 at 11:25 AM

It looks to me like the man is saving the dog. If you look at the water level across the street, and the rescue guy with "Marina" across his back, they are still able to wade with their heads above water. Also, the yellow rope is attached to the dog. Yes, dogs can swim, but with no purpose other than to stay afloat and get to someplace where they can get out of the water. This guy is leading the dog to safety....or at least, trying to. Hope they made it. :saint:

DENNIS - 11-4-2007 at 11:36 AM

Judgeing from the iron scroll work on the fence and the height of the electric meters, I guess the water to be about three feet deep. I don't think the man needed to be saved, I think the dog is in search of some high ground.

bajalou - 11-4-2007 at 11:42 AM

Well now, the roadway might be much lower than the sidewalk. And the yellow rope by the wall sure doesn't look like it's headed toward the dog.

Minnow - 11-4-2007 at 11:52 AM

If he was saving the dog, wouldn't he have his arms under it, instead of on top of it.

bajaguy - 11-4-2007 at 12:07 PM

If the dog (looks like a Chocolate Lab) is like my Yellow Lab, the toe nails would be sharp...and if she was swimming those feet would be spinning at a high RPM......if you were anywhere near her feet you would get scratched....bad.
Also, the dog does not have a happy look on it's face. Either wants to get away from the guy or find a dry spot.

DENNIS - 11-4-2007 at 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Minnow
If he was saving the dog, wouldn't he have his arms under it, instead of on top of it.

Looks like his arm is wrapped around the dog. I didn't say he was saving the dog or that the dog needed to be saved. I don't think either one of them needed to be saved.

Not sure what the guy with the yellow rope is doing. There are two yellow ropes in this picture.

comitan - 11-4-2007 at 12:46 PM

Ok my 2, the man is to upright to be swimming, hes walking carrying the dog. :yes:

vandenberg - 11-4-2007 at 12:51 PM

And the Prize goes to Comitan.

Minnow - 11-4-2007 at 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by comitan
Ok my 2, the man is to upright to be swimming, hes walking carrying the dog. :yes:

Ever try walking in neck deep running water? :lol:

comitan - 11-4-2007 at 01:27 PM

Minnow look at it again he's only chest deep.

Minnow - 11-4-2007 at 02:21 PM

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Originally posted by comitan
Minnow look at it again he's only chest deep.

Notice the big splash to the guys right. That was his hand that just hit the water in his attempt to keep his head above water. He is bouncing along the bottom and using the dog to help him keep his head above water.

The dog seems to have a look on his face like, Amigo, you are drowning me.

:lol:

DENNIS - 11-4-2007 at 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by Minnow

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Originally posted by comitan
Minnow look at it again he's only chest deep.

BS. The guy may have lost footing but he wasn't in water more than one meter deep. The camera caught a moment which left itself open to interpretation. Amazing that nobody played on the point that he was blind [ look at the foto ] and his guide was doing it's job. That would have been good drama.

Paulina - 11-4-2007 at 05:13 PM

Sheesh. If the guy saved the dog, or if the dog saved the guy, they are both heros in my book. It's not worth arguing about. It's a win-win situation.

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toneart - 11-4-2007 at 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
And the Prize goes to Comitan.

Uh uh! I said it first. But the real prize still goes to Comitan for saying that you may donate to the victims at any bank.

toneart - 11-4-2007 at 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by Paulina
Sheesh. If the guy saved the dog, or if the dog saved the guy, they are both heros in my book. It's not worth arguing about. It's a win-win situation.

P<*)))><

Yup! Both are heroes. It is indeed a win-win situation either way.

DENNIS - 11-4-2007 at 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by toneart
It is indeed a win-win situation either way.

I think that's repeatedly redundant.

toneart - 11-4-2007 at 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by toneart
It is indeed a win-win situation either way.

I think that's repeatedly redundant.

Now that you have repeated it, it certainly is, Ollie. :yes:

................and don't make fun of my stutter. :lol:

Phil S - 11-5-2007 at 10:38 AM

I wasn't aware that the California fires were in a "slum"/poor area. Usually one associates people in need as those in New Orleans as an example.
Plent of poor people there. But aren't the homes that were lost being valued somewhere from $500,000 into the millions that burned???? don't those people have insurance that takes care of them? And don't those people have savings accounts to draw on????? Perhaps that is why no one is getting national media attention on helping the California fire folks.
How many Nomads lost their homes? Can't find any discussion on that subject.???????