Mexican floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead

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An estimated 900,000 people had their homes flooded, damaged or cut off, and as of Thursday 300,000 still had not been rescued, Tabasco Gov. Andres Granier said. Police, soldiers and military workers were still trying to reach them.

It was becoming difficult to find a safe place to put refugees. Officials improvised, turning parking garages and any other dry structure into temporary shelters. Dozens of Mexico's hospitals and medical centers were also flooded, complicating treatment of the sick. Watch residents swim through flooded streets »

Health officials warned that flooding could trigger epidemics of cholera, although none were yet reported.

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