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The Mexican government has acknowledged that it has decided to dump large quantities of water from a dam, which has left thousands of homeless, reports The Independent. The decision was made to protect the regional capital of Tabasco.
The water was released from the Peñitas dam after the floods caused by Hurricane Eta, but it is rumored that this decision has affected more people than the natural phenomenon. About 15,000 people have been affected by the floods caused by the ETA, but local authorities say around 72,000 people are now homeless.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he understood this decision would cause damage, but it was made. “The Chontales (the indigenous people of Tabasco) are the poorest, but we had to make a decision,” he said.
“We had to make a decision between two unpleasant options: to avoid flooding Villahermosa (the capital of the Tabasco region) and to drive water across Samaria to the plains,” Lopez Obrador said.
The acknowledgment of responsibility took place during a briefing, while the president flew over the problematic dam, showing the low level of the water inside. “That means less water in the Tabasco plains, less flooding in Tabasco,” he said.
Despite the president’s statements, in some areas the water level remains very high, writes the cited source.
Lopez Obrador also announced the creation of a commission to prevent a recurrence of devastating floods.
Tabasco Governor Adán Augusto Lopez Hernandez had previously asked the federal government to take “responsibility for any damage or loss that the people of Tabasco may suffer”.
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