On the morning of September 28th 80 percent of Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca was buried by a mudslide caused by deforestation and the record amounts of rainfall. Eleven people have been reported missing and there have been no confirmations of any deaths so far. With no surprise, electricity and phone lines are down along with many roads having been covered with debris or even washed away. This mudslide, however, didn’t happen overnight. “The mud began to slide on September 13th, causing the walls of nearby housed to crack as the earth began to move.” There have also been warnings from local officials that mudslides could endanger the region and create a humanitarian disaster if nothing was done.
The information in this article is very eye opening. The fact that this disaster could have been avoided reflects extremely negatively on Oaxaca’s government. I would have liked to be informed why the government did not take action after being warned. The author of the article also informs us that there have been corruptions in Oaxaca’s highway projects believing that politicians and contractors embezzle money and use cheap materials to pocket the difference. This shows me that there has to be quite a bit of poverty in that region for the government to overlook such a huge issue. To put their people in danger, of not only their land being destroyed but possibly their lives as well, reflects horribly on the country’s leadership. I wish that the article had gone more into the reasons why there has been so much corruption and neglect towards this country’s people.
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I agree with you that the government should have done more to try and warn the people. It seems as if they let their citizens just try and go against it themselves. The amount of deaths and people missing is a direct correlation with the no warning. This could have had a completely different outcome if they government would have told them and made an emergency evacuation. This is very disturbing, and I am sad that this sort of situation is still going on, and that so many people are hurt by it.
This is a very sad situation where the safety of peoples lives are not put first. If they knew in advance of the danger then I don't understand why they didn't evacuate the area.
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