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The Associated Press
Monday, September 29, 2008; 2:40 PM MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials have evacuated 7,500 people and are
keeping oil wells shut in Veracruz due to severe flooding from heavy
rains along Mexico's Gulf coast.
The state's top civil protection official, Ranulfo Marquez, says large
sections of the towns of Minatitlan and Hidalgotitlan are under 10 feet
(3 meters) of water. With rain-swollen rivers jumping their banks, residents have been wading
through chest-high waters and floating down roads on canoes. Marquez said Monday that water levels are starting to drop, and
Petroleos Mexicanos spokeswoman Georgina Saavedra says five Pemex wells
remain closed. The wells shut down Their closure is not expected to affect prices.
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