Authorities of Civil Protection of the state of Tabasco in southeast Mexico declared on Monday a general alert for the imminent tropical wave and a cold front in the coming 48 hours, Tabasco's governor Andres Granier said.
About 5,600 families were evacuated on Monday and sheltered in Tabasco Park, public school and other buildings because of the overflow of Grijalva, La Sierra, El Teapa and El Pichucalo Rivers.
The water levels of six other rivers are over their critical lines due to the downpour. The Samaria and Carrizal dams are also close to the limits of their capacity.
Tabasco suffered the worst flooding in its history 11 months ago, which killed one person, caused 300 million U.S. dollars in damage and left around 1.2 million people homeless.
Source: Xinhua
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