Tropical Depression "Lowell" has left more than 26,500 people homeless in at least three states of Mexico, as rains caused the overflowing of streams and canals in the states of Michoacan, Sonora and Sinaloa, authorities said on Sunday.
In Huandacarero of the central western state of Michoacan, over1,500 people were displaced after the stream flowing past city overflowed its banks on Saturday night, municipality authorities said.
At least five districts of the town were submerged in floodwaters more than one meter deep and some 50 houses were destroyed, forcing the evacuation of residents to relatives' houses and provisional shelters, mayor Jose Refugio Manriquez said.
In Sonora state, the number of homeless reached to 20,000 and Governor Eduardo Bours asked for support from the Natural Disasters Fund to repair damaged houses, highways and sidewalks.
The most affected cities of the state were Navojoa, Benito Juarez, Huatabampo and Etchojoa.
In Ahome of the northwest state of Sinaloa, some 5,000 people were evacuated from 19 villages in case several dams could burst.
Source: Xinhua
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