Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october Tara world mexicans beg for water associated press a Mexico a my week ago there was water it everywhere in people stand in huge lines along dust caked streets begging for a drop to the shortage of clean water has become critical since Hurricane Pauline Tore through Southern Mexico last killing at least 230 officials Are trucking in tens of thousands of litres a Day but its not enough to quench the thirst of an increasingly Des Perate population of thousands of people lined up to pick up half litre bottles at a distribution Centre in the Parque Las Lajas neighbourhood yester some came As Early As 3 to prevent a Soldier with an automatic Rifle stood guard at the front of the Paula a 27yearold Taco made it to the front of the line but was turned away by a she had an iodine Mark on her right showing she had already picked up her daily its not enough for my whole family i need she i have three Little children and they dont have enough to it didst Tomazin walked head hanging the Relief centres Juan Jose said its Tough Aid workers sort goods destined for Hurricane turning people away Tim tiny throughout the City and heavily damaged the two main aqueducts haunt picked up any Hes supposed to Stop handing out water at every but he kept the Centre open an extra couple of hours wednesday because the lines were still even he had to turn people most of Acapulco is without he there is a great the deadly Flash floods unleashed by Hurricane Pauline on 9 mangled water pipes that carry River water to Capul cos water purification the smaller of the aqueducts was repaired wednesday and by yesterday 30 per cent of City residents had running water for at least part of the said Eleno Garcia an official with the National water com Crews delivered More in bottles and Tanker but in Many there Sim ply want in the Western women piled up sacks of Floo muddied clothes and took hour Long bus rides to a River where they could Bathe and do their people scooped water from an gurgling on the Banks of the fetid Camarones people dug holes in the let the sediment sink and scooped up liquid from the some were drinking it int Good to drink but this said Selene Ibri to Abel we adults can handle it but children Arent As Strong and we have to look for bottled water for she had waited five hours for that bottled water a ration of about litres for her family of waterborne diseases have begun to officials said yesterday that Acapulco had eight confirmed cases of a bacterial infection that causes dehydration and some times doctors warned of a possible hotels Cut water service to a few hours a Day to conserve sup leaving tourists unable to flush toilets or Shower except at certain hundreds of water trucks Stop wherever lines of people form with buckets in although officials forbid anyone to sell some people Are hawking jugs of water for us Philip playing tourists in South India associated press India after diplomatic disputes marred the first half of her state Queen Elizabeth began her tour of South India by visiting a film set and a hindu Temple the Queen flew to Madras on wednesday evening after a diplomatic Flap was sparked by one state officials refusal to allow the Queen to make a banquet saying it violated the speech was scheduled for last when the Queen was to be the guest at a banquet hosted by the governor of tamil Nadu of which Madras is the Indian officials said she had already spoken in new Delhi and that speeches during state visits should be made Only in the National away from new the Queen and her Prince will for the most part play yesterday she watched the making of a tamil an Guage movie about India struggle to win Independence from British colonialism that ended years the Queen exchanged pleasantries with the actors before being driven to a dance school where she watched a classical Indian Prince Philip travelled separately to a Village school in Southern Andora Pravesh state that receives Finan Cial Aid from the British the Queen is scheduled to see another Southern where she will visit an ancient Church and a synagogue this is the Queens third and most controversial visit to part of a two week regional tour to Mark the 50th anniversary of the subcontinent Independence from two things you can rely on on any family Road something will go something meet the new Toyota Well equipped from lots of things Ean wrong on any family but thanks to legendary Toyota Quality and your Sienna int Likely to be one of Standard front wheel air 194 available dual sliding see you at your Toyota bring the 888toyota8 the Freedom or Toyota your dealer i a proud sponsor of uie Canadian special olympics for the 1998 Sienna Senna of Model shown Vilh optional equipment dealer May for less Price exclude insurance and induces i maim pm of for be and spa jul i ;